Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
47
46
40
29
29
30
30
41
33
38
23
18
23
26
28
32
32
32
31
47
14
19
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
20
SSE
5
SSW
15
ESE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:09AM0.87m
10:21PM1.06m
10:50AM0.89m
11:00PM1.03m
11:31AM0.92m
11:39PM1.00m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.05m
4:01PM0.13m
4:40AM0.05m
4:44PM0.16m
5:19AM0.05m
5:31PM0.17m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
23
23
26
30
30
28
27
25
25
25
31
34
34
31
28
26
25
25
31
35
35
31
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
28
32
30
28
28
25
25
25
33
36
34
32
29
27
26
26
32
37
34
34
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
43
47
46
40
29
29
30
30
41
33
38
23
18
9
16
28
32
32
32
31
29
13
19
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
18
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
3
6
3
3
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
13
17
10
9
2
2
2
3
23
26
19
13
4
1
5
47
10
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
481
481
0
0
0
1137
1137
1138
210
210
0
0
0
178
1265
356
352
0
78
78
567
1239
1239
1239
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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