Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
22.8° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
4
1
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
75
94
70
47
36
22
10
12
10
29
31
22
8
5
7
18
8
43
19
15
6
9
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
0
WNW
15
E
10
W
25
NW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
10
SE
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:14PM1.11m
4:35AM0.89m
5:10PM1.20m
5:35AM0.91m
6:05PM1.28m
6:32AM0.94m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.08m
10:38AM-0.04m
11:41PM0.01m
11:33AM-0.08m
00:39AM-0.06m
12:29PM-0.11m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<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
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
31
29
25
24
24
24
29
33
31
29
23
22
23
23
30
33
33
32
25
24
24
23
24
25
Feels °C
30
28
24
23
24
24
30
36
32
31
22
23
25
25
31
36
35
34
27
25
24
23
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
7
4
4
4
47
36
22
10
5
5
2
31
22
8
4
2
6
6
18
19
15
5
5
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
1
2
2
2
3
5
1
2
1
2
2
7
5
2
6
2
6
6
6
5
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
6
6
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
4
1
S
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
N
2
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
18
75
94
70
9
6
2
2
12
10
29
1
1
1
7
18
8
43
1
1
5
9
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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)
2301
813
395
224
0
0
137
196
196
197
175
361
299
299
294
197
378
323
0
138
138
138
242
572
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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