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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | |
199 | 456 | 175 | 168 | 184 | 250 | 245 | 190 | 194 | 160 | 146 | 111 | 85 | 81 | 68 | 123 | 148 | 41 | 152 | 325 | 552 | 735 | 819 | 765 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:26AM0.82m | 8:45PM1.13m | 9:07AM0.82m | 9:25PM1.10m | 9:48AM0.82m | 10:05PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.09m | 3:12AM0.06m | 2:57PM0.10m | 3:49AM0.07m | 3:38PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 3 | 248 | 175 | 168 | 184 | 250 | 245 | 190 | 194 | 160 | 146 | 111 | 85 | 81 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 199 | 456 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 123 | 148 | 41 | 152 | 325 | 552 | 735 | 819 | 765 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 33 | 459 | 175 | 210 | 279 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 172 | 294 | 242 | 252 | 745 | 481 | 481 | 1146 | 747 | 255 |
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