Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.1°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
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)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
25
24
24
24
24
24
16
17
17
17
17
13
13
13
16
15
23
22
21
21
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:10AM1.15m
9:26PM1.15m
9:50AM1.19m
10:06PM1.12m
10:32AM1.22m
10:49PM1.07m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.03m
3:17PM0.08m
3:34AM0.02m
4:01PM0.09m
4:12AM0.02m
4:47PM0.11m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
26
29
29
27
26
25
24
24
28
31
28
28
28
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
27
29
31
30
28
27
27
26
26
30
33
30
30
31
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