Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
28.4°C
4.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
7
24
19
26
25
24
23
31
45
57
28
78
59
59
48
47
32
32
32
31
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:34AM0.92m
4:18PM1.20m
4:45AM0.98m
5:24PM1.23m
5:49AM1.06m
6:20PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.10m
10:49PM0.17m
10:47AM0.08m
11:48PM0.12m
11:51AM0.04m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
24
25
25
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
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