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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
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 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
56 | 53 | 43 | 94 | 73 | 69 | 54 | 48 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 43 | 57 | 47 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.26m | 6:59AM1.00m | 7:21PM1.34m | 7:50AM1.01m | 8:11PM1.38m | 8:41AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM-0.08m | 12:57PM-0.11m | 1:53AM-0.14m | 1:46PM-0.14m | 2:44AM-0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 28 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 56 | 53 | 43 | 94 | 73 | 69 | 54 | 48 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NNW 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 57 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 197 | 197 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 242 | 16 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 622 | 622 | 622 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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