Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.5° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
15
16
16
17
24
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
25
24
21
17
18
21
37
36
37
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
SSW
10
SW
15
W
5
N
10
S
5
WNW
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
S
10
W
10
N
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:22AM0.96m
12:59PM1.00m
1:08AM0.92m
1:48PM1.05m
2:00AM0.89m
2:43PM1.10m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.03m
7:17PM0.18m
7:29AM0.02m
8:15PM0.16m
8:19AM0.01m
9:14PM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
4
1
7
7
4
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
29
31
28
28
26
25
25
25
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
29
28
28
32
33
29
28
29
28
29
28
31
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
24
25
25
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
13
13
12
8
16
16
16
17
19
18
13
18
18
18
17
16
24
21
17
18
21
23
22
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
12
15
18
18
1
2
2
2
2
16
15
14
14
2
3
3
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
10
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
6
5
5
2
3
7
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Energy kJ
13
13
8
9
17
24
7
22
8
10
5
11
25
2
1
11
16
37
36
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1689
1689
294
1129
2310
1129
1129
0
317
137
334
185
78
331
465
467
0
138
165
176
165
593
593
210
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
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