Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
25.9° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
0.1
E
13
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
19
69
91
104
3
37
18
34
24
24
30
40
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
10
N
15
E
20
NE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:48AM1.11m
11:03PM1.16m
11:39AM1.11m
11:49PM1.06m
12:29PM1.10m
Low Tide
4:38AM-0.10m
4:50PM-0.03m
5:25AM-0.06m
5:46PM0.04m
6:11AM-0.02m
6:44PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
2
1
14
Temp °C
28
28
28
30
30
29
27
27
27
27
26
31
34
34
31
27
26
24
24
30
31
28
27
23
Feels °C
29
29
31
33
30
29
28
30
30
30
28
33
34
32
31
29
27
25
26
32
33
30
28
24
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