Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
14
16
70
130
188
164
170
153
153
132
113
109
89
71
54
52
40
31
45
36
36
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:12AM0.92m
6:44PM1.32m
7:11AM0.97m
7:40PM1.34m
8:07AM1.02m
8:34PM1.34m
Low Tide
12:10PM-0.09m
1:19AM-0.05m
1:10PM-0.12m
2:12AM-0.10m
2:07PM-0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
Feels °C
30
28
26
26
27
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
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