Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
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
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
31
24
25
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
23
23
22
44
21
20
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:26PM1.15m
9:50AM1.19m
10:06PM1.12m
10:32AM1.22m
10:49PM1.07m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.08m
3:34AM0.02m
4:01PM0.09m
4:12AM0.02m
4:47PM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
28
27
26
26
26
25
25
29
32
29
29
27
Feels °C
26
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
31
34
30
30
28
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