Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (13 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
3
1.2
SSE
4
1.5
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.2
S
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
50
134
226
126
72
54
42
31
31
15
36
35
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SW
15
SW
15
W
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:32AM0.94m
6:59PM1.34m
7:28AM0.97m
7:53PM1.37m
8:23AM0.99m
8:48PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:29PM-0.11m
1:35AM-0.11m
1:25PM-0.14m
2:28AM-0.14m
2:20PM-0.16m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
28
25
24
24
23
23
27
30
29
28
26
24
23
21
20
22
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
27
27
26
26
27
24
22
24
25
25
29
29
28
29
25
26
24
18
16
19
21
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
1.3
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
N
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
15
5
2
2
1
4
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
126
6
72
54
42
31
9
15
6
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
6
4
4
6
6
1
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
7
7
31
3
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
6
6
2
2
6
2
1
1
1
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
3
1.2
SSE
4
1.5
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.2
S
7
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
N
3
1
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.3
E
2
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
7
7
50
134
226
126
7
6
35
19
1
36
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
138
138
176
852
852
2065
299
349
391
1142
1265
1271
2218
1382
16
0
0
178
176
137
175
292
356
352
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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