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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
14.2° 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 4PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 3 | E 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 19 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 80 | 94 | 104 | 110 | 93 | 94 | 176 | 158 | 287 | 658 | 954 | 929 | 881 | 794 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:40PM0.91m | 3:12AM0.98m | 3:52PM0.95m | 4:21AM0.95m | 4:56PM1.01m | 5:20AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.09m | 8:52PM0.09m | 9:38AM0.09m | 10:00PM0.09m | 10:33AM0.09m | 11:05PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
21 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 13 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 94 | 104 | 110 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | S 5 | ENE 14 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 41 | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | E 19 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 44 | 68 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 80 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 94 | 176 | 158 | 287 | 658 | 954 | 929 | 881 | 794 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 882 | 540 | 572 | 138 | 1239 | 138 | 882 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1137 | 703 | 703 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 126 | 242 | 561 | 913 | 916 | 467 |
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