Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
E
3
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
14
13
13
17
22
28
22
13
13
13
13
11
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:30AM0.81m
2:19PM1.03m
2:26AM0.76m
3:19PM1.01m
3:33AM0.75m
4:22PM1.01m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.23m
8:57PM0.31m
8:42AM0.27m
9:54PM0.32m
9:38AM0.28m
10:51PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
9
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
27
26
26
29
31
28
28
27
26
24
24
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
29
28
27
23
Feels °C
30
29
29
31
31
28
29
29
29
28
28
29
26
26
28
28
26
26
29
30
30
30
30
24
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