Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)--
Afternoon (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
32
32
31
35
51
52
56
60
79
84
69
71
71
73
57
57
57
57
62
61
47
41
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:24PM1.11m
8:46AM0.83m
9:04PM1.10m
9:28AM0.85m
9:43PM1.08m
10:09AM0.87m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.07m
2:37PM0.10m
3:26AM0.06m
3:19PM0.11m
4:02AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
26
27
27
25
24
23
22
23
27
29
Feels °C
23
23
22
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
27
26
25
24
23
23
22
24
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
33
33
32
32
26
24
51
52
56
60
79
84
69
71
71
73
57
57
57
57
62
61
47
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
12
16
24
27
31
35
2
8
7
10
11
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1365
353
210
175
175
210
210
1142
1140
1140
1129
10
0
0
0
481
761
481
481
16
0
0
0
242
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
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