Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
4
1
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
47
28
35
25
16
8
12
12
24
76
130
109
82
65
35
32
37
23
28
14
14
23
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
N
15
NNE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
W
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:13AM1.02m
10:35PM1.26m
11:08AM1.03m
11:27PM1.18m
12:03PM1.03m
00:18AM1.09m
Low Tide
4:10PM-0.11m
5:04AM-0.10m
5:08PM-0.05m
5:56AM-0.06m
6:09PM0.02m
6:48AM-0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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
8:24
 mm
4
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
25
23
24
24
23
24
28
34
36
31
25
24
24
22
22
23
22
21
22
22
23
22
Feels °C
27
25
23
22
24
25
23
24
26
32
35
33
26
25
23
22
22
23
22
21
23
24
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
28
1
5
5
5
8
8
8
12
12
24
76
130
109
82
65
35
32
37
23
28
14
14
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
1
5
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
4
1
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.6
N
3
Energy kJ
28
47
28
35
25
16
13
17
17
2
1
2
1
4
2
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
138
1689
1689
955
955
927
927
881
2837
2865
137
0
0
0
0
0
14
78
106
137
137
138
106
242
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Rating
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Rating
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4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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