Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 EST
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Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
S
0.2
ENE
0.6
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)666665555473445555555995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1912116666333571729423831251691088104
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
20
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
1.17
8:13PM
0.87
8:37AM
1.14
8:53PM
0.85
9:18AM
1.10
9:35PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.11
2:08AM
0.12
2:58PM
0.13
2:47AM
0.15
3:37PM
0.16
3:29AM
0.18
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50
Sunset--4:51-------4:50-------4:50-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------12--12----1-------
Temp. °C1315161515151617182114121213131212121315141197
Feels °C (?)1114151414131516172011991011991011139421
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