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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
23 | 74 | 104 | 131 | 135 | 120 | 99 | 96 | 74 | 402 | 657 | 750 | 765 | 711 | 760 | 818 | 703 | 630 | 609 | 643 | 622 | 516 | 471 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:52PM0.95m | 4:21AM0.95m | 4:56PM1.01m | 5:20AM0.93m | 5:49PM1.08m | 6:10AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.09m | 10:00PM0.09m | 10:33AM0.09m | 11:05PM0.08m | 11:23AM0.06m | 00:03AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
18 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 2 | 74 | 104 | 131 | 135 | 120 | 99 | 96 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 471 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 14 | SSE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 44 | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 7 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 402 | 657 | 750 | 765 | 711 | 760 | 818 | 703 | 630 | 609 | 643 | 622 | 516 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 1137 | 703 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 165 | 882 | 927 | 1046 | 462 | 465 | 252 | 242 | 252 | 378 | 1146 | 481 | 481 | 242 | 242 | 242 |
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