Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
22.8° C

1.0°C warmer than 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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (10 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
15
12
9
41
98
102
70
59
36
29
22
22
13
27
20
14
18
6
5
18
6
7
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
0
S
15
E
15
S
25
NNW
0
SE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:33AM0.88m
4:14PM1.11m
4:35AM0.89m
5:10PM1.20m
5:35AM0.91m
6:05PM1.28m
Low Tide
9:45AM-0.01m
10:41PM0.08m
10:38AM-0.04m
11:41PM0.01m
11:33AM-0.08m
00:39AM-0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
21
22
26
30
30
29
23
22
21
22
29
32
30
31
25
23
22
23
25
31
29
26
23
23
Feels °C
21
22
26
29
28
29
22
21
20
22
30
35
31
32
24
27
23
25
28
34
30
26
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
24
15
12
7
7
4
4
2
2
36
29
22
1
5
5
20
14
5
6
4
6
2
6
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
5
5
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
6
1
5
5
1
6
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.5
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.2
W
3
0.6
S
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
5
7
6
9
41
98
102
70
59
7
2
22
13
27
1
18
1
18
3
7
2
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)
46
352
352
2300
2281
800
204
175
210
0
14
137
186
175
349
280
299
294
294
593
391
356
197
176
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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