Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.5
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
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
18
47
45
20
20
30
26
30
33
36
21
24
15
25
26
47
47
46
45
44
43
42
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
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
2:13AM0.09m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
9
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
29
32
31
30
26
23
24
24
27
28
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
Feels °C
29
32
31
30
26
25
26
25
29
31
26
25
26
25
26
26
28
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
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
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
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
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
6
3
7
7
20
20
17
26
30
33
25
12
24
15
25
26
47
47
46
45
44
43
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
8
7
8
16
20
9
9
8
8
21
17
14
19
19
9
10
4
5
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
3
17
17
9
14
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
1
3
18
47
45
4
30
19
26
1
36
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
395
378
378
137
210
137
137
0
0
292
46
46
0
78
0
14
165
78
16
0
0
0
242
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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