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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
9.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 54 | 47 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 78 | 86 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 32 | 133 | 107 | 107 | 85 | 92 | 180 | 178 | 153 | 160 | 102 | 82 |
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 | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15AM 1.05 | 2:49PM 0.83 | 3:32AM 1.01 | 4:06PM 0.87 | 4:47AM 1.01 | 5:15PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:58AM 0.11 | 9:00PM 0.06 | 10:03AM 0.12 | 10:11PM 0.05 | 11:04AM 0.09 | 11:19PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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