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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
8.5° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 91 | 222 | 253 | 271 | 228 | 151 | 105 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 68 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 98 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 36 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 1.18 | 12:37PM 0.88 | 1:08AM 1.12 | 1:38PM 0.84 | 2:15AM 1.05 | 2:49PM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:47AM 0.03 | 6:45PM 0.01 | 7:51AM 0.08 | 7:51PM 0.05 | 8:58AM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
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