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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
56 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 64 | 95 | 71 | 17 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:49AM0.88m | 9:09PM1.16m | 9:28AM0.86m | 9:47PM1.12m | 10:08AM0.84m | 10:26PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.05m | 3:33AM0.04m | 3:21PM0.09m | 4:09AM0.07m | 3:59PM0.13m | 4:49AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 56 | 55 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 31 | 18 | 10 | — | 5 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 95 | 71 | 52 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 280 | 280 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 186 | 242 | 176 | 79 | 176 | 137 | 210 | 210 | 593 | 747 | 78 | 416 | 803 | 622 | 622 | 622 | 443 | 622 |
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