Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SE
5
1.2
N
5
1
N
5
0.5
SE
7
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.7
N
4
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
29
20
17
18
27
64
43
25
28
32
25
19
23
8
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
29
24
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:56AM0.81m
3:49PM1.04m
3:54AM0.76m
4:43PM1.05m
4:53AM0.73m
5:32PM1.07m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.07m
10:12PM0.18m
9:59AM0.10m
11:09PM0.18m
10:46AM0.12m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
2
1
28
10
Temp °C
25
25
25
30
30
22
21
21
21
20
21
23
24
25
23
23
22
22
22
25
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
29
27
26
31
34
20
20
20
20
19
20
22
22
23
22
23
22
23
23
25
24
22
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
29
20
17
7
27
25
24
24
17
19
16
9
8
8
16
16
16
16
16
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
4
23
8
5
2
1
1
1
8
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
N
3
1.2
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
S
2
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
34
4
2
1
18
4
64
43
25
28
32
25
19
12
1
16
15
29
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
235
175
137
175
462
465
260
242
242
176
0
175
356
404
422
356
356
418
487
567
2301
1132
1132
927
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
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