Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDT
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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
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1
N
4
1.1
NNE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
38
38
38
23
28
33
16
17
29
25
19
11
10
10
10
6
6
7
41
59
55
43
57
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
N
30
N
25
N
25
NE
20
ENE
10
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:20AM0.80m
6:46PM1.14m
7:03AM0.81m
7:26PM1.15m
7:45AM0.81m
8:05PM1.15m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.10m
12:12PM0.07m
1:17AM0.08m
12:55PM0.07m
1:58AM0.06m
1:37PM0.08m
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
23
25
24
24
20
18
17
16
18
19
22
18
18
19
19
19
17
16
17
15
15
24
23
22
21
23
19
21
17
15
14
13
15
16
20
15
15
17
18
16
11
10
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
37
38
38
38
23
23
16
16
16
16
10
10
11
6
5
3
6
3
1
10
6
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
13
13
17
5
9
5
4
3
16
10
10
10
10
4
6
6
7
7
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
3
3
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
W
3
0.7
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
NNE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
2
5
14
28
33
12
17
29
25
19
1
7
16
8
12
41
59
55
43
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
137
137
0
137
260
242
258
352
242
242
540
0
694
643
694
881
697
457
299
1142
1260
927
465
462
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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