Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.7°C
2.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
24
17
17
18
20
20
20
20
20
32
22
23
23
23
23
36
43
41
41
41
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
WSW
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
8:22AM1.28m
8:39PM1.21m
9:07AM1.30m
9:21PM1.16m
9:51AM1.29m
10:02PM1.09m
Low Tide
2:33PM-0.01m
2:51AM-0.02m
3:18PM0.03m
3:30AM0.00m
4:03PM0.08m
clear
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part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
8
1
4
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
26
25
25
25
25
28
29
28
27
25
25
24
23
25
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
30
28
27
27
28
27
30
30
29
28
28
29
26
26
28
31
31
30
30
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