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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 15 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 56 | 69 | 47 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:40AM 0.99 | 11:02PM 1.29 | 11:33AM 0.95 | 11:57PM 1.21 | 12:29PM 0.92 | 12:56AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:36PM -0.08 | 5:36AM -0.05 | 5:32PM -0.02 | 6:35AM 0.02 | 6:35PM 0.03 | 7:38AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
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