Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
27
27
26
29
25
24
32
34
29
30
23
37
20
25
20
22
47
37
14
23
23
15
6
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
SE
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:00AM0.89m
2:43PM1.10m
3:00AM0.86m
3:43PM1.15m
4:05AM0.86m
4:45PM1.21m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.01m
9:14PM0.13m
9:12AM-0.01m
10:16PM0.09m
10:09AM-0.02m
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
25
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
27
30
28
29
30
29
27
26
30
33
32
25
25
Feels °C
28
25
24
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
28
30
32
31
34
33
30
28
27
30
34
33
26
28
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