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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
54 | 48 | 54 | 47 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 48 | 103 | 54 | 73 | 52 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 112 | 50 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.34m | 7:50AM1.01m | 8:11PM1.38m | 8:41AM1.01m | 9:02PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM-0.11m | 1:53AM-0.14m | 1:46PM-0.14m | 2:44AM-0.16m | 2:37PM-0.15m | 3:35AM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:06 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | 54 | 48 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 9 | N 4 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 103 | 54 | 73 | 52 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 112 | 50 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 82 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 622 | 622 | 1132 | 747 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
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