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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 3 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | |
28 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 55 | 75 | 88 | 59 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:31PM0.90m | 2:01AM1.05m | 2:40PM0.91m | 3:12AM0.98m | 3:52PM0.95m | 4:21AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.07m | 8:40AM0.09m | 8:52PM0.09m | 9:38AM0.09m | 10:00PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
20 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 14 |
 kJ | 28 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 55 | 75 | 88 | 59 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WNW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 3 | E 18 | SE 7 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 15 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 43 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SE 4 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 0 | 78 | 267 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1231 | 138 | 882 | 881 | 294 | 138 | 913 | 1137 | 1137 | 703 | 33 | 138 | 242 | 242 |
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