Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
22.0° 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
12
15
10
42
54
20
12
8
6
6
12
62
24
15
8
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
NW
15
ESE
15
S
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SE
10
S
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:10PM1.20m
5:35AM0.91m
6:05PM1.28m
6:32AM0.94m
6:59PM1.34m
7:28AM0.97m
Low Tide
10:38AM-0.04m
11:41PM0.01m
11:33AM-0.08m
00:39AM-0.06m
12:29PM-0.11m
1:35AM-0.11m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
30
33
32
29
27
25
23
23
30
34
32
31
25
25
24
22
24
25
26
25
24
22
22
23
Feels °C
31
36
32
30
27
26
24
23
31
36
33
32
26
27
25
20
23
23
25
23
22
20
21
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
21
12
1
5
2
2
20
7
4
4
6
6
26
24
15
5
5
5
2
2
6
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.4
N
3
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
5
2
1
1
1
7
12
8
2
2
2
6
4
6
5
6
6
6
6
2
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
2
6
1
1
6
6
6
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.3
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2
15
10
42
54
2
2
1
5
5
12
62
2
8
9
7
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
137
175
185
283
0
0
137
175
137
175
175
299
0
138
138
175
242
594
416
401
470
487
349
391
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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