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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 86 | 59 | 79 | 118 | 210 | 224 | 211 | 184 | 255 | 279 | 212 | 190 | 154 | 154 | 107 | 103 | 78 | 81 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:45AM0.81m | 8:05PM1.15m | 8:26AM0.82m | 8:45PM1.13m | 9:07AM0.82m | 9:25PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.06m | 1:37PM0.08m | 2:35AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.09m | 3:12AM0.06m | 2:57PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 211 | 184 | 255 | 279 | 212 | 190 | 154 | 154 | 107 | 103 | 78 | 81 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 8 | S 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 60 | 86 | 59 | 79 | 118 | 210 | 224 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 484 | 331 | 643 | 643 | 294 | 927 | 462 | 255 | 186 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 295 | 746 | 210 | 353 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 79 | 138 |
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