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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
52 | 51 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 54 | 90 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 39 | 20 | 83 | 94 | 88 | 59 | 38 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:28AM0.86m | 9:47PM1.12m | 10:08AM0.84m | 10:26PM1.07m | 10:49AM0.81m | 11:07PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.09m | 4:09AM0.07m | 3:59PM0.13m | 4:49AM0.11m | 4:40PM0.18m | 5:31AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
 kJ | 52 | 51 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 54 | 34 | 17 | — | 32 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 90 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 39 | 20 | 83 | 94 | 88 | 59 | 38 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 78 | 317 | 137 | 175 | 210 | 594 | 745 | 1952 | 235 | 761 | 622 | 622 | 622 | 443 | 622 | 1700 | 1700 | 2301 | 1952 | 1952 | 910 | 880 | 868 |
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