Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.6°C
2.7° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
N
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
31
31
37
59
74
82
72
62
64
77
61
55
117
143
140
109
106
86
104
104
96
88
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:33AM1.25m
10:43PM1.02m
11:15AM1.20m
11:24PM0.95m
11:58AM1.14m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.05m
4:48PM0.15m
4:49AM0.12m
5:35PM0.22m
5:31AM0.20m
6:25PM0.28m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
29
28
26
23
22
22
19
19
20
19
19
21
22
21
20
21
21
21
20
22
22
21
21
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