Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 EDT
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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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
ENE
8
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
115
112
87
70
68
66
73
121
75
75
56
46
51
47
31
31
31
77
29
49
48
45
35
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
E
10
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:27PM1.00m
3:42AM0.87m
4:27PM1.04m
4:41AM0.84m
5:19PM1.08m
5:33AM0.81m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.12m
9:54AM0.06m
10:42PM0.13m
10:42AM0.07m
11:40PM0.12m
11:28AM0.07m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
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8:10
8:12
8:12
8:13
1
3
4
4
7
9
2
4
39
6
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
23
22
21
23
25
26
25
23
23
22
21
21
23
22
22
21
22
22
21
21
24
25
24
24
25
23
22
24
26
27
26
26
26
24
23
25
26
25
25
23
25
25
24
24
27
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
151
115
112
87
67
63
62
44
69
30
30
56
46
51
47
31
31
31
30
29
49
48
45
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
26
36
3
3
2
3
5
43
30
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
10
10
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
5
5
4
2
1
1
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.9
SSE
7
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
71
42
54
70
68
66
73
121
75
75
2
1
2
1
77
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
46
0
175
0
196
10
16
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
78
0
14
0
0
0
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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