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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | |
20 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 86 | 38 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:07AM0.98m | 6:32PM1.26m | 6:59AM1.00m | 7:21PM1.34m | 7:50AM1.01m | 8:11PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM-0.00m | 12:07PM-0.07m | 1:01AM-0.08m | 12:57PM-0.11m | 1:53AM-0.14m | 1:46PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 20 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 32 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | N 5 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | — | E 7 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 13 | 61 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 38 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 176 | 0 | 242 | 176 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 82 | 14 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 622 | 622 | 746 |
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