Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.9° C

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
45
44
43
42
33
33
33
33
43
52
59
85
92
74
79
84
86
91
71
71
71
57
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:42PM1.11m
8:04AM0.80m
8:24PM1.11m
8:46AM0.83m
9:04PM1.10m
9:28AM0.85m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.09m
1:55PM0.10m
2:50AM0.07m
2:37PM0.10m
3:26AM0.06m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
26
29
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
25
24
23
24
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
26
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
38
37
45
44
43
42
33
33
33
33
28
26
17
92
74
79
84
86
91
71
71
71
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
8
7
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
0.4
SE
2
Energy kJ
1
5
13
20
27
33
43
52
59
85
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
145
100
78
78
176
242
242
252
481
353
317
210
175
210
210
481
1129
1129
852
0
0
0
0
235
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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