Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
27.2°C
1.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
11
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
28
27
27
27
26
25
24
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
10
WSW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
S
5
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:22PM1.01m
4:43AM0.77m
5:19PM1.04m
5:41AM0.82m
6:08PM1.08m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.31m
10:36AM0.27m
11:43PM0.27m
11:32AM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
25
24
23
23
27
30
30
28
28
26
25
25
27
29
26
23
24
Feels °C
29
29
27
26
24
24
27
31
31
29
29
25
25
27
27
30
26
26
27
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