Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
117
171
147
176
196
80
150
157
157
154
256
210
82
235
194
176
158
130
119
119
119
119
146
110
110
110
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
SW
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:21AM1.15m
4:39PM1.02m
5:10AM1.21m
5:25PM1.01m
5:54AM1.25m
6:08PM0.99m
6:35AM1.27m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.12m
10:43PM0.07m
11:26AM0.10m
11:27PM0.05m
12:15PM0.08m
00:09AM0.04m
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Temp °C
21
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23
25
25
22
21
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21
21
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24
22
18
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17
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Feels °C
21
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21
22
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23
21
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20
20
21
22
20
19
16
15
12
9
9
12
10
6
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