Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
27
21
24
24
23
32
25
21
21
28
28
28
21
26
52
59
50
23
11
16
9
14
29
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:43PM1.10m
3:00AM0.86m
3:43PM1.15m
4:05AM0.86m
4:45PM1.21m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.01m
9:14PM0.13m
9:12AM-0.01m
10:16PM0.09m
10:09AM-0.02m
11:19PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
23
23
23
24
25
28
32
34
34
31
28
27
27
31
34
35
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
26
25
27
26
24
25
25
27
28
31
34
35
35
33
29
27
28
31
33
35
27
27
26
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