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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 May 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
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | |
37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 59 | 55 | 43 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:20AM0.80m | 6:46PM1.14m | 7:03AM0.81m | 7:26PM1.15m | 7:45AM0.81m | 8:05PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.10m | 12:12PM0.07m | 1:17AM0.08m | 12:55PM0.07m | 1:58AM0.06m | 1:37PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
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Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 13 | 17 | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | E 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 59 | 55 | 43 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 260 | 242 | 258 | 352 | 242 | 242 | 540 | 0 | 694 | 643 | 694 | 881 | 697 | 457 | 299 | 1142 | 1260 | 927 | 465 | 462 |
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