Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
47
66
64
65
30
26
49
40
21
14
13
24
17
21
35
28
14
26
19
15
9
15
6
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
S
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
E
10
SE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:44AM0.87m
4:28PM1.21m
4:54AM0.91m
5:33PM1.25m
5:59AM0.97m
6:33PM1.29m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.03m
11:03PM0.12m
10:55AM0.01m
00:05AM0.07m
11:59AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
29
32
32
31
27
26
25
24
29
32
33
29
27
26
25
24
26
29
30
29
26
Feels °C
28
27
27
31
32
32
31
28
27
26
25
30
34
35
29
28
28
27
25
28
32
33
32
30
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