Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
25.8°C
2.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
86
80
61
64
68
54
57
79
99
99
30
33
43
49
102
162
345
417
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:40PM1.00m
4:08AM0.83m
4:40PM1.03m
5:08AM0.89m
5:30PM1.07m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.34m
10:06AM0.33m
10:58PM0.30m
11:03AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
2
1
2
6
Temp °C
27
25
25
24
23
23
25
25
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
27
26
27
25
25
25
27
26
23
22
23
23
23
24
25
24
25
22
21
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