Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
7
7
6
4
11
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
15
E
10
ENE
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:57AM1.05m
7:27PM1.31m
7:52AM1.12m
8:17PM1.30m
8:44AM1.17m
9:05PM1.27m
Low Tide
12:59PM-0.07m
1:52AM-0.04m
1:56PM-0.09m
2:39AM-0.07m
2:48PM-0.08m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
13
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
29
31
30
30
27
24
23
23
26
28
29
27
25
25
24
25
27
30
29
29
28
Feels °C
27
26
32
34
31
33
27
25
25
24
26
28
30
29
26
26
26
28
30
33
30
31
30
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