Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.0°C
3.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
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1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1131
1354
1653
1900
1993
2260
2490
2584
2894
3275
3388
3628
3502
3244
3321
3120
2736
2655
3529
2106
1886
1751
1704
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:56AM0.98m
6:14PM1.11m
6:38AM1.06m
6:55PM1.15m
7:18AM1.15m
7:36PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.23m
00:25AM0.16m
12:43PM0.17m
1:05AM0.10m
1:28PM0.11m
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
6:55
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
17
18
20
21
21
Feels °C
18
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
11
12
12
13
15
17
17
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