Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.5°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
24
23
23
23
29
29
22
29
29
29
29
24
17
16
24
23
22
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:08PM1.08m
6:29AM0.89m
6:51PM1.12m
7:11AM0.96m
7:30PM1.15m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.22m
12:24PM0.20m
1:09AM0.16m
1:10PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
24
23
24
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
27
27
29
28
25
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
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