Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.4° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
12
66
126
130
82
65
42
30
28
31
53
45
33
33
23
17
16
20
33
7
7
10
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
NW
10
NE
0
SE
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:08AM1.03m
11:27PM1.18m
12:03PM1.03m
00:18AM1.09m
12:59PM1.03m
1:09AM0.98m
Low Tide
5:08PM-0.05m
5:56AM-0.06m
6:09PM0.02m
6:48AM-0.03m
7:11PM0.08m
7:39AM0.01m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
7
5
1
Temp °C
30
34
36
34
25
23
23
23
21
22
24
21
21
22
23
22
23
25
26
24
22
21
21
22
Feels °C
28
32
33
32
26
24
25
26
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
20
20
23
25
22
21
20
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
8
7
12
66
126
130
82
65
42
30
28
31
53
45
33
33
23
17
16
3
3
7
4
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
7
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
15
22
28
15
19
5
4
3
1
1
3
6
6
4
20
33
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2865
2847
2865
137
0
0
0
0
0
78
78
106
0
0
79
242
242
252
252
378
356
356
526
137
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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