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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 39 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:06PM0.79m | 1:23AM0.91m | 2:01PM0.81m | 2:18AM0.89m | 2:59PM0.87m | 3:17AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.27m | 7:56AM0.16m | 8:14PM0.26m | 8:46AM0.13m | 9:14PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 11 | — | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | SSE 3 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 61 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 418 | 391 | 386 | 349 | 285 | 440 | 622 | 434 | 622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 138 | 353 | 196 | 14 | 0 | 78 |
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