Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.4° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 37°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
8
12
7
12
66
138
153
93
65
31
35
15
45
55
34
34
24
17
16
14
24
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
15
W
20
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:08AM1.03m
11:27PM1.18m
12:03PM1.03m
00:18AM1.09m
12:59PM1.03m
Low Tide
5:04AM-0.10m
5:08PM-0.05m
5:56AM-0.06m
6:09PM0.02m
6:48AM-0.03m
7:11PM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
3
4
4
1
6
2
2
Temp °C
24
23
24
29
34
37
33
23
22
22
22
22
24
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
25
26
23
22
Feels °C
25
24
24
27
31
34
32
24
23
24
24
22
25
22
24
24
22
22
21
21
24
25
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
8
8
8
12
7
12
66
138
153
93
65
31
35
15
45
55
34
34
24
17
16
14
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
13
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.2
W
3
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
13
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
11
11
13
14
16
20
14
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
24
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
294
1239
622
1019
927
137
0
0
0
0
0
137
0
138
175
0
78
78
242
175
378
378
378
378
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
9
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