Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.4° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
92
72
17
37
69
69
69
72
59
59
59
61
48
51
52
87
108
92
94
84
51
40
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:36AM1.36m
11:02PM1.01m
11:30AM1.30m
11:58PM0.98m
12:28PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:08AM-0.01m
5:07PM0.05m
5:01AM0.03m
6:06PM0.10m
6:02AM0.08m
7:08PM0.14m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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7:24
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7:26
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Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
23
22
21
17
15
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
17
17
18
19
18
17
18
18
18
16
18
21
20
18
12
10
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
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