Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 EDT
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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
5 AM
8 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
51
54
39
40
26
24
24
24
24
20
54
90
59
57
52
39
20
83
94
88
59
38
37
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
ESE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM0.86m
9:47PM1.12m
10:08AM0.84m
10:26PM1.07m
10:49AM0.81m
11:07PM1.02m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.09m
4:09AM0.07m
3:59PM0.13m
4:49AM0.11m
4:40PM0.18m
5:31AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
11
12
13
13
18
22
23
21
17
16
15
15
21
24
24
21
18
18
18
18
3
7
10
9
5
7
9
8
12
16
19
17
12
11
11
11
17
19
19
16
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
52
51
54
39
40
26
24
24
24
24
14
9
18
9
9
8
8
8
8
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
17
8
9
9
2
1
9
6
2
1
2
6
1
1
18
17
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
9
9
1
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
54
34
17
32
18
10
10
8
12
20
54
90
59
57
52
39
20
83
94
88
59
38
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
295
78
317
137
175
210
594
745
1952
235
761
622
622
622
443
622
1700
1700
2301
1952
1952
910
880
868
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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