Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.5° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
43
43
70
47
46
40
29
29
30
29
41
33
38
23
16
24
21
32
32
32
40
39
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:43PM1.08m
10:09AM0.87m
10:21PM1.06m
10:50AM0.89m
11:00PM1.03m
11:31AM0.92m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.11m
4:02AM0.05m
4:01PM0.13m
4:40AM0.05m
4:44PM0.16m
5:19AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
28
25
24
23
23
23
25
30
30
28
27
25
24
25
30
33
34
31
27
27
25
25
30
33
Feels °C
27
23
23
23
24
23
26
31
30
28
27
25
24
26
31
34
33
31
27
28
25
26
31
34
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
57
57
43
43
70
47
46
40
29
29
30
29
41
33
38
23
8
10
9
11
32
32
40
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
18
8
6
6
3
7
7
7
8
16
8
8
32
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
11
10
13
14
2
1
5
18
17
10
8
2
2
1
15
24
21
2
5
2
5
5
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)
481
481
481
481
0
0
0
0
481
406
391
210
0
0
0
1141
178
378
356
0
106
78
0
290
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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