Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (26 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
8
16
24
43
36
19
23
20
22
23
31
38
28
43
37
34
27
47
47
46
45
44
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:47AM0.73m
6:17PM1.09m
6:35AM0.75m
7:01PM1.10m
7:20AM0.78m
7:42PM1.11m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.12m
00:51AM0.14m
12:24PM0.12m
1:34AM0.12m
1:11PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
2
1
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
24
24
28
31
29
27
27
24
23
23
26
26
25
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
25
25
29
31
28
26
28
26
25
25
28
30
29
27
28
27
26
26
28
27
26
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
7
7
2
7
3
7
7
19
17
17
22
22
31
38
28
43
37
34
27
47
47
46
45
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
7
3
16
16
20
13
9
8
27
17
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
3
8
17
9
18
19
8
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
4
3
1
16
24
43
36
3
23
23
27
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
138
165
138
401
378
361
175
175
0
292
0
0
10
46
0
0
0
78
126
138
361
138
138
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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