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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
8.3° C
(Which is 5.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 89 | 61 | 80 | 54 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:23PM 0.75 | 4:57AM 1.04 | 5:10PM 0.76 | 5:39AM 1.07 | 5:53PM 0.78 | 6:19AM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:33AM 0.17 | 10:17PM 0.11 | 11:22AM 0.14 | 11:02PM 0.09 | 12:06PM 0.11 | 11:46PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -6 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | -14 | -11 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
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