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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 45 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 49 | 45 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:33AM 0.95 | 11:57PM 1.21 | 12:29PM 0.92 | 12:56AM 1.13 | 1:31PM 0.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:36AM -0.05 | 5:32PM -0.02 | 6:35AM 0.02 | 6:35PM 0.03 | 7:38AM 0.06 | 7:43PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
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