Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.2° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
24
24
23
22
14
7
16
7
11
22
18
15
26
40
54
51
99
228
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:55PM1.11m
10:21AM1.02m
10:33PM1.08m
11:02AM1.06m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.11m
4:08AM0.02m
4:22PM0.12m
4:45AM0.02m
5:09PM0.14m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
2
1
6
6
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
23
27
29
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
31
31
24
25
Feels °C
26
27
25
25
25
24
28
29
26
25
26
26
26
26
29
31
31
26
27
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