Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
3
ESE
8
2.5
SE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
18
18
11
26
24
22
21
21
52
17
37
54
73
109
159
346
723
1114
1083
615
524
450
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
E
45
ESE
30
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:15AM1.28m
7:32PM1.14m
7:58AM1.32m
8:12PM1.11m
8:40AM1.32m
8:52PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.05m
1:40AM0.02m
2:16PM0.05m
2:19AM0.02m
2:58PM0.07m
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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7:05
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6:36
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6:34
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6:32
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1
1
4
8
30
29
1
4
8
3
Temp °C
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
19
20
19
19
19
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
21
20
21
20
21
19
19
20
18
18
18
19
19
15
17
15
15
13
22
26
27
24
24
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