Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
21
21
21
34
39
50
54
44
110
103
109
114
117
120
201
176
184
193
207
189
268
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:45PM1.06m
3:23AM1.08m
3:46PM1.04m
4:21AM1.15m
4:39PM1.02m
5:10AM1.21m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.12m
9:31AM0.13m
9:55PM0.10m
10:31AM0.12m
10:43PM0.07m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
25
23
22
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
18
19
19
20
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
22
24
21
21
21
20
20
19
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