Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.9° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
38
38
37
45
44
43
34
33
33
33
33
37
42
49
75
101
68
73
75
75
79
66
62
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
S
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42PM1.11m
8:04AM0.80m
8:24PM1.11m
8:46AM0.83m
9:04PM1.10m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.11m
2:13AM0.09m
1:55PM0.10m
2:50AM0.07m
2:37PM0.10m
3:26AM0.06m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
30
30
28
27
28
27
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
23
24
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
47
38
38
37
45
44
43
34
33
33
33
33
28
16
26
17
101
68
73
75
75
79
66
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
19
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
6
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
3
5
12
17
26
37
42
49
75
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)
0
78
145
138
0
78
138
242
242
1265
252
361
353
210
210
210
290
1142
1129
808
800
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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