Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 EST
Forecast 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
4.5° C
(Which is 6.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
S
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111212121111111110151588888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37939330222625125626040327316610969462820171733555534346617
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
W
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
1.08
12:48PM
0.80
1:29AM
1.05
1:57PM
0.78
2:44AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
-0.02
7:04AM
0.07
7:02PM
0.00
8:11AM
0.09
8:09PM
0.01
9:20AM
0.09
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset5:51-------5:52-------5:52-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------286
Temp. °C5431-1-2-11443345691010101010101011
Feels °C (?)-3-4-6-8-9-10-9-6-1-1-3-4-4-3-2133467778
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