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Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
7.7° C
 (Which is 4.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)444444534567778888888885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16202213107753181145120105705949312310102223
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
0.93
12:38PM
0.77
1:28AM
0.91
1:30PM
0.70
2:27AM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
0.04
6:57AM
0.15
7:05PM
0.08
7:55AM
0.19
7:52PM
0.11
8:54AM
0.20
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset5:05-------5:05-------5:06-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------22971--------
Temp. °C21191918181717202220191918151010107311113
Feels °C (?)1918181718171718191616171612762-2-5-7-6-5-5-1
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