Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
25.9°C
3.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
72
70
60
55
50
103
204
316
522
740
798
911
969
1247
1502
1795
1941
1970
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:40PM1.03m
5:08AM0.89m
5:30PM1.07m
5:56AM0.98m
6:14PM1.11m
Low Tide
10:58PM0.30m
11:03AM0.29m
11:43PM0.23m
11:55AM0.23m
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thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
25
23
22
24
24
23
22
23
20
19
19
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
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