Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
27.2° C
1.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
18
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
E
10
E
0
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
5
NW
10
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
High Tide
2:26AM0.76m
3:19PM1.01m
3:33AM0.75m
4:22PM1.01m
4:43AM0.77m
5:19PM1.04m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.27m
9:54PM0.32m
9:38AM0.28m
10:51PM0.31m
10:36AM0.27m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
3
1
5
10
5
1
1
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
25
25
23
22
23
24
24
23
22
23
24
24
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
27
29
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
27
24
23
24
25
26
27
25
26
26
26
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
28
30
28
28
29
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