Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
27.2°C
1.7° 

Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Croatan today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
11
28
27
27
27
26
25
24
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
5
NNW
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:33AM0.75m
4:22PM1.01m
4:43AM0.77m
5:19PM1.04m
5:41AM0.82m
6:08PM1.08m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.28m
10:51PM0.31m
10:36AM0.27m
11:43PM0.27m
11:32AM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
26
28
26
24
25
24
23
27
29
29
28
27
26
24
25
26
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
30
28
26
27
25
24
28
31
30
31
30
27
24
26
27
28
26
28
28
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