Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
4
1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
3
ESE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
22
21
42
55
21
41
70
117
179
261
657
1155
902
711
638
545
459
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
35
SE
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:32PM1.14m
7:58AM1.32m
8:12PM1.11m
8:40AM1.32m
8:52PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.02m
2:16PM0.05m
2:19AM0.02m
2:58PM0.07m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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7:07
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6:36
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6:34
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6:32
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2
4
12
31
40
2
3
1
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
21
22
24
24
24
22
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
15
16
19
23
26
25
25
21
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