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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
27 | 27 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 64 | 59 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 70 | 55 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:27AM0.99m | 10:49PM1.29m | 11:22AM0.98m | 11:45PM1.20m | 12:19PM0.97m | 00:41AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM-0.09m | 5:22AM-0.07m | 5:21PM-0.04m | 6:20AM-0.02m | 6:24PM0.02m | 7:18AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 70 | 55 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 48 | 64 | 59 | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 64 | 43 | 31 | 42 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 235 | 418 | 235 | 175 | 210 | 210 | 234 | 78 | 235 | 404 | 196 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 484 | 82 | 138 | 119 | 119 | 119 |
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