Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (14 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
11 AM
2 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.1
N
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
19
66
117
85
91
76
50
55
24
15
15
15
14
14
13
18
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59PM1.34m
7:28AM0.97m
7:53PM1.37m
8:23AM0.99m
8:48PM1.37m
9:18AM1.01m
Low Tide
1:35AM-0.11m
1:25PM-0.14m
2:28AM-0.14m
2:20PM-0.16m
3:20AM-0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:23
8:23
 mm
5
1
Temp °C
27
25
25
25
24
24
27
29
30
28
23
23
23
23
21
22
22
23
21
21
21
21
22
23
Feels °C
28
25
25
25
25
26
27
29
29
29
24
22
24
22
17
19
21
23
20
21
22
22
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
4
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
85
91
76
50
30
24
10
15
15
14
14
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
2
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
6
15
9
4
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WNW
2
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
8
7
19
66
117
2
3
1
48
55
20
1
13
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
852
401
242
299
540
378
1260
1265
2847
881
868
0
0
78
242
137
0
292
252
242
242
242
418
593
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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