Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
25.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
43
25
14
13
13
15
16
17
34
39
20
24
18
18
18
23
17
16
16
18
18
29
39
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:22AM0.96m
12:59PM1.00m
1:08AM0.92m
1:48PM1.05m
2:00AM0.89m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.18m
6:43AM0.03m
7:17PM0.18m
7:29AM0.02m
8:15PM0.16m
8:19AM0.01m
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
2
2
15
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
30
29
27
26
25
25
29
30
27
29
27
25
24
24
29
30
27
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
Feels °C
30
30
30
29
28
28
33
32
29
31
28
27
28
26
32
33
30
29
29
29
27
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
16
16
8
17
20
13
13
18
18
23
17
11
14
18
13
29
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
12
15
18
18
18
1
1
1
16
16
14
18
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
18
43
25
14
11
13
17
34
39
24
9
6
3
10
11
20
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
2940
964
175
882
258
331
138
2310
1260
331
385
137
0
417
197
255
255
2009
0
78
78
138
138
176
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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