Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is

21.0°C

Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Croatan today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 4	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	28	22	33	33	23	35	31	50	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	47	27	27	43
Wind (km/h)	SSE	NE	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide				10:53AM1.33m					11:16PM1.03m				11:45AM1.30m				00:09AM0.98m				12:42PM1.26m
Low Tide		4:27AM0.04m					5:21PM0.11m				5:18AM0.08m				6:20PM0.16m				6:15AM0.11m				7:23PM0.20m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	22	23	22	22	23	23	22	22	25	28	28	26	23	22	21	22	26	31	31	28	24
Feels °C	22	23	22	22	22	21	22	23	22	21	22	25	27	27	24	22	22	21	23	26	30	30	26	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	26	26	28	22	33	33	23	35	24	24	26	25	24	24	23	23	14	14	3	28	47	27	27	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 13	E 13	ESE 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	17	16	16	8	13	13	16	33	31	50	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	14	15	15	15	13	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 13	E 8	SE 6	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 10	—	—	ESE 12	SSE 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	14	14	14	13	8	8	13	1	1	—	—	—	—	4	4	2	—	—	28	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 3	SSE 3	S 2	SSW 2	SSW 2	—	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SW 3	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	SSE 4	S 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	—	4	18	21	14	9	3	3	3	8	25	30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Croatan Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	S-Turns Carolina North	Crystals New Jersey	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere) New Jersey	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere) New Jersey	Jenkinsons (Point Pleasant Beach) New Jersey	North End Virginia	Bethany Delaware	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Croatan Virginia	North Wildwood New Jersey	Chincoteague Virginia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	137	137	138	317	290	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	290	404	16	210	0	0	0	0	267	137
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Chincoteague	Chincoteague	Chincoteague	Chincoteague				Damneck Naval Base	42nd St VA Beach	Chincoteague	Chincoteague	North End	North End	Damneck Naval Base			North End		North End	North End	North End	North End		Chincoteague
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1		1	1	1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Westward Beach/Point Dume CAL - LA County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Fox Hill Point New Hampshire	Fieldstone Massachusetts	Malibu CAL - LA County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Malibu CAL - LA County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	North End Virginia	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Swamis CAL - San Diego County
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Header Global	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	4

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