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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | |
23 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 78 | 66 | 40 | 42 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.01m | 9:55PM1.35m | 10:27AM0.99m | 10:49PM1.29m | 11:22AM0.98m | 11:45PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM-0.13m | 4:27AM-0.12m | 4:22PM-0.09m | 5:22AM-0.07m | 5:21PM-0.04m | 6:20AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
30 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 23 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 42 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | E 15 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 14 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 78 | 66 | 1 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 1231 | 1231 | 622 | 808 | 334 | 0 | 165 | 78 | 481 | 423 | 416 | 443 | 334 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 78 | 391 | 175 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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