Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.8°C
2.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
66
64
88
75
54
50
47
46
46
45
31
30
31
47
27
14
13
13
13
17
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
W
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:04PM1.23m
00:23AM0.97m
12:57PM1.22m
1:18AM0.93m
1:58PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.06m
6:35PM0.17m
6:32AM0.09m
7:36PM0.20m
7:31AM0.11m
8:40PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:28
 mm
2
2
9
1
Temp °C
27
27
30
30
28
26
27
26
26
25
30
34
35
33
27
27
24
24
29
34
36
25
24
Feels °C
30
30
33
33
30
30
32
30
30
27
32
36
37
35
29
30
26
27
31
35
38
24
25
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