Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
34
33
33
33
33
32
33
41
45
66
70
57
62
63
70
72
69
55
55
40
40
43
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:04AM0.80m
8:24PM1.11m
8:46AM0.83m
9:04PM1.10m
9:28AM0.85m
9:43PM1.08m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.09m
1:55PM0.10m
2:50AM0.07m
2:37PM0.10m
3:26AM0.06m
3:19PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
26
29
29
27
25
Feels °C
25
25
24
23
24
23
24
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
23
24
23
22
26
29
27
26
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
44
43
34
33
33
33
33
32
28
26
22
66
70
57
62
63
70
72
69
55
55
40
40
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
8
3
3
3
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.3
SSE
2
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
2
4
10
12
12
12
16
23
33
41
45
1
11
19
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
78
176
242
242
694
694
643
242
210
210
175
290
1142
1142
1129
1129
0
0
0
0
481
401
419
459
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
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