Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is

17.3°C

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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	120	158	72	73	103	157	157	154	150	210	220	206	172	176	172	172	132	132	124	119	110	110	86	84
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:39PM1.02m				5:10AM1.21m				5:25PM1.01m				5:54AM1.25m				6:08PM0.99m				6:35AM1.27m
Low Tide		10:31AM0.12m				10:43PM0.07m				11:26AM0.10m				11:27PM0.05m				12:15PM0.08m				00:09AM0.04m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	18	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	25	25	22	21	21	21	21	23	24	23	18	18	17	16	15	14	13	15	15	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	23	23	23	21	19	19	20	19	21	22	22	19	19	17	14	11	7	7	10	10	5	6	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	120	—	72	73	103	157	157	154	150	186	194	206	172	176	172	172	132	132	124	119	110	110	86	84
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 13	E 13	—	—	E 12	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	3	3	—	—	3	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 8	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	NNW 2	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4
kJ	—	158	49	48	46	10	9	10	9	210	220	—	—	1	5	9	20	40	32	21	21	24	26	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Isle of Palms Pier Carolina South	El Broke North East Coast	Tea Break Amber Coast	The Dump Eleuthera	Tea Break Amber Coast	North Jetty Georgia	The Cove at Sandy Hook New Jersey	Sands New Jersey	7 Presidents Street Park New Jersey	Bethany Delaware	North End Virginia	Fishermans Island Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Fishermans Island Virginia	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Atlantic Beach Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	561	2021	1952	1273	1952	694	443	434	429	210	16	33	0	0	33	242	242	242	242	242	175	175	175	242
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia											Chincoteague	Fishermans Island	Chincoteague	Chincoteague	Fishermans Island
Rating (10 max)											2	1	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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