Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
43
46
61
64
66
59
71
71
61
53
43
54
54
80
90
44
50
73
64
43
36
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:14AM0.94m
2:55PM1.17m
3:28AM0.98m
4:06PM1.16m
4:38AM1.05m
5:09PM1.16m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.15m
9:31PM0.21m
9:35AM0.14m
10:31PM0.18m
10:41AM0.12m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:42
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6:39
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1
6
3
1
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
16
16
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
19
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
13
12
11
13
14
13
14
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