Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.4°C
2.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
22
23
23
23
36
36
35
33
32
32
32
31
31
35
52
72
74
86
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
20
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:21PM1.16m
9:51AM1.29m
10:02PM1.09m
10:33AM1.25m
10:43PM1.02m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.03m
3:30AM0.00m
4:03PM0.08m
4:09AM0.05m
4:48PM0.15m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
 mm
1
5
2
3
2
1
3
8
7
1
Temp °C
28
26
25
26
24
23
24
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
24
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
29
27
27
27
26
25
27
32
32
30
30
29
29
26
21
19
21
20
19
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