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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
69 | 77 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 33 | 43 | 72 | 140 | 211 | 213 | 204 | 174 | 178 | 173 | 168 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 157 | 208 | 213 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.11m | 1:20PM0.96m | 1:39AM1.02m | 2:23PM0.98m | 2:40AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.02m | 7:18AM0.02m | 7:31PM0.07m | 8:13AM0.04m | 8:37PM0.10m | 9:05AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
— | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 69 | 77 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 32 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 26 | 204 | 174 | 178 | 173 | 168 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 157 | 208 | 213 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 71 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 75 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 51 | — | 38 | 72 | 140 | 211 | 213 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 33 | 54 | 39 | 56 | 127 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 462 | 352 | 78 | 106 | 165 | 92 | 79 | 165 | 165 | 176 | 165 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 481 | 481 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
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