Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 EDT
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Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
NE
5
2.1
NE
6
2.4
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
17
74
85
107
114
121
124
100
67
339
637
710
742
657
651
651
578
547
480
465
465
419
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
NNE
5
WSW
5
WNW
20
NNW
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:12AM0.98m
3:52PM0.95m
4:21AM0.95m
4:56PM1.01m
5:20AM0.93m
5:49PM1.08m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.09m
10:00PM0.09m
10:33AM0.09m
11:05PM0.08m
11:23AM0.06m
00:03AM0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:45
7:46
7:47
7:49
1
1
5
4
2
Temp °C
15
16
19
22
18
19
15
16
16
14
11
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
14
16
18
20
15
18
14
16
17
11
5
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SE
7
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
6
1.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
2
74
85
107
114
121
124
100
60
25
3
6
419
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.2
E
17
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
6
6
22
19
18
14
8
37
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
19
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.3
ENE
15
0.3
ENE
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
7
21
19
44
41
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
ENE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.3
WNW
3
1.2
NE
5
2.1
NE
6
2.4
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
17
2
11
13
34
43
1
67
339
637
710
742
657
651
651
578
547
480
465
465
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
138
138
138
1137
703
746
46
0
0
46
119
1076
1129
913
465
255
467
467
255
481
638
481
465
242
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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