Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
22.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
9
7
6
6
11
23
30
15
14
21
12
6
6
10
6
6
6
6
15
41
84
121
138
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
off
High Tide
5:35AM0.91m
6:05PM1.28m
6:32AM0.94m
6:59PM1.34m
7:28AM0.97m
7:53PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:33AM-0.08m
00:39AM-0.06m
12:29PM-0.11m
1:35AM-0.11m
1:25PM-0.14m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:23
 mm
3
1
2
1
6
3
Temp °C
24
24
30
33
33
30
26
26
24
23
23
25
27
25
24
23
22
23
27
29
32
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
26
31
35
34
31
27
29
25
23
22
24
26
23
22
22
22
25
28
29
32
26
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
21
9
4
2
2
6
6
30
15
5
5
5
6
5
2
6
6
6
6
5
5
84
121
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
5
7
2
6
2
6
6
4
2
6
4
4
6
4
3
4
1
5
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
6
6
6
2
6
6
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
1
4
1
11
23
1
5
14
21
12
10
1
1
2
5
15
41
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
418
137
514
175
378
361
197
526
260
176
242
852
349
356
337
487
349
418
748
725
2917
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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