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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | |
250 | 250 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 169 | 173 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 173 | 229 | 225 | 216 | 167 | 163 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 92 | 123 | 87 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:53AM0.92m | 7:15PM1.18m | 7:32AM0.91m | 7:54PM1.19m | 8:11AM0.90m | 8:31PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.02m | 1:39AM0.02m | 1:30PM0.02m | 2:19AM0.01m | 2:07PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 250 | 250 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 169 | 173 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 173 | 229 | 225 | 216 | 167 | 163 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 92 | 123 | 87 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 9 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 2 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 29 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 242 | 622 | 593 | 138 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 176 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 242 | 33 | 137 | 224 | 137 | 137 |
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