Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.1°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
24
24
24
25
16
17
17
17
17
13
13
13
16
15
23
22
21
21
13
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
E
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:10AM1.15m
9:26PM1.15m
9:50AM1.19m
10:06PM1.12m
10:32AM1.22m
10:49PM1.07m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.08m
3:34AM0.02m
4:01PM0.09m
4:12AM0.02m
4:47PM0.11m
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
28
27
26
26
25
24
24
29
32
29
28
28
Feels °C
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
29
29
30
27
27
27
26
25
25
31
35
30
29
30
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