Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.3° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
12
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
28
13
12
7
6
6
6
6
10
14
7
16
17
19
20
42
88
78
75
51
44
44
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:59PM1.03m
1:09AM0.98m
1:55PM1.03m
2:01AM0.89m
2:52PM1.03m
2:56AM0.81m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.08m
7:39AM0.01m
8:13PM0.12m
8:27AM0.04m
9:14PM0.16m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
27
28
27
26
24
22
22
26
27
26
25
26
24
23
24
28
30
30
27
25
23
23
23
Feels °C
25
27
28
26
24
23
20
21
26
26
24
24
27
24
23
24
26
28
27
26
25
24
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
23
22
3
13
12
7
6
4
3
6
10
3
6
7
5
7
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
2
3
11
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
28
1
4
8
11
2
2
14
7
16
17
19
20
42
88
78
75
51
44
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
78
78
361
252
356
356
178
138
138
1265
175
1147
344
290
572
1373
2892
2218
1260
416
401
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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