Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
21
14
13
12
12
18
18
17
17
17
10
22
21
26
22
20
33
30
30
26
28
43
40
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
20
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM0.91m
4:52PM1.05m
5:13AM0.94m
5:43PM1.16m
6:07AM0.98m
6:32PM1.26m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.04m
11:10PM0.09m
11:16AM-0.02m
00:07AM-0.00m
12:07PM-0.07m
1:01AM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
19
20
19
17
17
16
16
15
14
16
18
15
14
13
9
8
11
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
15
15
14
12
15
15
15
13
9
11
13
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
34
21
14
13
10
7
18
18
17
17
17
10
10
10
10
10
20
33
30
30
26
28
43
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
3
10
10
10
9
4
4
7
7
7
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
12
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
7
1
4
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
4
3
2
2
7
22
21
26
22
1
19
22
16
7
10
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
228
481
481
972
385
769
78
78
374
481
694
643
272
0
78
79
242
185
299
176
242
242
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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