Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
19
19
19
20
21
21
22
38
42
68
69
65
45
34
25
19
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
10
ENE
10
SW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:56AM0.81m
7:20PM1.10m
7:40AM0.86m
8:00PM1.12m
8:21AM0.91m
8:39PM1.13m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.17m
12:48PM0.16m
1:45AM0.13m
1:34PM0.13m
2:22AM0.09m
2:17PM0.11m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
1
3
4
6
2
4
26
1
Temp °C
22
21
22
25
26
26
25
24
23
22
22
27
27
28
26
23
23
23
23
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
23
22
24
27
28
29
26
26
25
24
24
28
28
27
26
26
26
24
23
25
27
28
27
28
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