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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | |
59 | 49 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 24 | 54 | 102 | 89 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:59PM0.87m | 3:17AM0.90m | 3:57PM0.95m | 4:16AM0.91m | 4:52PM1.05m | 5:13AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.13m | 9:14PM0.22m | 9:36AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.16m | 10:26AM0.04m | 11:10PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
 kJ | 59 | 49 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | — | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 11 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | 11 | 14 | 13 | — | 7 | 24 | 54 | 102 | 89 | 54 | — | — | 3 | 30 | 25 | 21 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 172 | 593 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 176 | 459 | 258 | 197 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 462 | 411 | 258 | 429 | 761 | 481 | 761 | 481 | 0 | 0 |
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