Croatan Surf Break

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.4° C

1.7°C warmer than 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Croatan today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
13
10
6
43
57
71
30
23
31
14
36
31
40
35
37
12
12
13
15
31
80
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
WNW
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:18AM1.01m
9:42PM1.33m
10:13AM1.02m
10:35PM1.26m
11:08AM1.03m
Low Tide
3:20AM-0.15m
3:14PM-0.14m
4:12AM-0.13m
4:10PM-0.11m
5:04AM-0.10m
5:08PM-0.05m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:24
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:24
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
27
29
30
28
26
24
23
24
29
34
37
34
32
Feels °C
23
23
23
21
21
21
23
23
23
21
22
26
29
30
28
24
23
22
22
27
31
34
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
15
15
14
13
10
6
12
25
37
30
23
31
14
5
5
5
9
4
12
12
13
15
31
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
—
—
—
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
—
0.3
SE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
15
—
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
2
6
6
2
2
2
—
—
—
1
1
—
8
1
1
1
5
—
4
1
1
1
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
—
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
—
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
—
—
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
6
1
1
—
1
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
—
1
1
—
—
4
4
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
E
3
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
—
0.3
SW
3
—
—
0.6
SE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
—
—
—
1
2
2
43
57
71
—
1
—
—
36
31
40
35
37
26
27
21
24
35
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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Carolina North
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Carolina North
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Chicahauk
Carolina North
Matanzas Inlet
Florida - North
Croatan
Virginia
Atlantic Terrace
Long Island NY
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Virginia
Avon Pier
Carolina North
Surf City Pier
Carolina North
Croatan
Virginia
Bay Head
New Jersey
Blowhole
Florida - North
Matanzas Inlet
Florida - North
Pilgrim Avenue
Rhode Island
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Amber Coast
Blowhole
Florida - North
Punta Canoas
Caribbean
Matanzas Inlet
Florida - North
Rehoboth Main
Delaware
Croatan
Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
242
242
242
242
1239
967
78
927
0
583
137
165
299
0
401
913
927
639
1957
913
2917
927
228
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
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1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
4
4
3
3
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(10 max)
5
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