Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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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
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
31
28
37
38
38
39
23
23
23
16
16
22
23
15
11
10
36
10
6
6
12
52
59
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
N
30
N
30
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:05PM1.12m
6:20AM0.80m
6:46PM1.14m
7:03AM0.81m
7:26PM1.15m
7:45AM0.81m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.10m
12:12PM0.07m
1:17AM0.08m
12:55PM0.07m
1:58AM0.06m
1:37PM0.08m
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
26
25
24
21
20
21
23
24
23
20
18
17
16
18
20
21
18
18
20
19
19
17
16
28
28
27
24
21
19
20
20
20
21
18
15
14
13
15
18
18
15
15
18
18
15
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
40
31
28
37
38
38
39
23
23
23
16
16
16
10
15
11
8
6
4
6
3
1
10
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.5
S
6
0.2
W
3
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
21
1
26
10
5
4
3
10
10
10
2
10
4
6
6
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
4
2
3
3
3
1
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
4
6
6
5
3
3
8
19
28
17
8
11
22
23
36
13
18
5
12
52
59
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)
0
78
137
137
0
137
176
242
252
355
356
242
242
561
242
927
1145
582
561
980
299
484
484
1142
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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