Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
13
7
9
6
6
6
6
15
6
13
17
17
13
19
35
105
107
104
71
46
33
27
22
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
5
W
10
NE
20
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:09AM0.98m
1:55PM1.03m
2:01AM0.89m
2:52PM1.03m
2:56AM0.81m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.08m
7:39AM0.01m
8:13PM0.12m
8:27AM0.04m
9:14PM0.16m
9:13AM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
25
23
22
22
26
28
26
26
26
24
23
24
28
30
30
27
25
23
23
22
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
23
21
20
20
26
28
24
25
26
24
23
24
27
28
28
26
25
26
25
24
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
13
7
7
6
4
3
6
6
6
6
2
2
6
2
3
2
2
104
71
46
33
27
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
6
6
6
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1
SE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
28
1
7
9
3
2
2
1
15
3
13
17
17
13
19
35
105
107
61
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
356
252
356
178
138
138
1231
1147
320
418
378
572
572
2849
636
228
175
16
0
0
14
137
292
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
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