Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • 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 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
9
9
10
24
24
23
22
9
12
31
16
18
15
15
11
14
54
19
35
74
115
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM0.99m
9:55PM1.11m
10:21AM1.02m
10:33PM1.08m
11:02AM1.06m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.03m
3:40PM0.11m
4:08AM0.02m
4:22PM0.12m
4:45AM0.02m
5:09PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
24
23
23
27
28
27
26
25
25
24
25
28
30
30
28
26
Feels °C
27
26
25
26
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
28
27
25
26
25
26
25
28
29
30
30
28
26
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