Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
27.4°C
2.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
10
10
18
28
25
30
33
34
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
S
15
SW
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
25
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
10
SSE
0
SE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:22AM0.91m
3:06PM1.19m
3:34AM0.92m
4:18PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:40PM0.21m
8:34AM0.12m
9:45PM0.20m
9:40AM0.10m
10:49PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:24
 mm
4
4
2
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
31
28
24
25
26
26
28
26
26
25
24
23
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
33
30
24
26
29
29
30
26
27
27
27
27
28
25
24
25
24
25
23
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