Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.1° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
33
46
76
66
65
51
55
44
70
55
33
34
35
35
35
35
35
37
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58PM1.03m
5:15AM0.73m
5:50PM1.05m
6:09AM0.76m
6:37PM1.08m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.24m
11:04AM0.20m
00:21AM0.21m
11:58AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
25
24
24
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