Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
26
27
34
32
31
30
28
28
28
64
77
77
66
52
38
33
34
35
35
35
35
34
34
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:12AM0.72m
4:58PM1.03m
5:15AM0.73m
5:50PM1.05m
6:09AM0.76m
6:37PM1.08m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.20m
11:29PM0.24m
11:04AM0.20m
00:21AM0.21m
11:58AM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
3
11
14
8
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
24
23
22
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
20
19
20
21
23
23
23
22
23
22
22
24
22
21
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Croatan surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest