Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
36
33
33
36
32
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
31
11
10
11
18
17
17
17
42
71
87
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:58PM0.97m
12:30PM1.17m
1:05AM0.98m
1:37PM1.11m
2:16AM1.01m
2:45PM1.06m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.11m
7:11PM0.15m
7:18AM0.13m
8:09PM0.15m
8:25AM0.14m
9:04PM0.12m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
19
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18
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
18
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