Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
6
10
11
11
11
18
26
25
18
18
11
26
24
22
21
21
40
18
17
39
52
29
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:29AM1.22m
6:49PM1.16m
7:15AM1.28m
7:32PM1.14m
7:58AM1.32m
8:12PM1.11m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.08m
12:40PM0.06m
00:59AM0.04m
1:30PM0.05m
1:40AM0.02m
2:16PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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6:37
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6:36
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6:34
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Temp °C
18
17
17
22
26
24
23
23
23
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
15
14
19
25
22
21
22
23
19
18
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
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