Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1044
737
638
521
661
424
378
432
432
471
612
332
586
540
452
495
433
461
416
425
370
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:32PM1.06m
6:01AM1.12m
6:18PM1.09m
6:43AM1.23m
7:03PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.22m
11:39PM0.12m
12:13PM0.15m
00:23AM0.06m
1:01PM0.07m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
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