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Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
7.5° C
 (Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.4
NE
0.1
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)12311333444444456456677788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3323471015161722171330242457104167138102775745
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.95
11:51AM
0.86
12:35AM
0.93
12:38PM
0.77
1:28AM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
-0.01
6:00AM
0.09
6:19PM
0.04
6:57AM
0.15
7:05PM
0.08
7:55AM
0.19
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset5:04-------5:05-------5:05-------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1107-
Temp. °C109991012151920191818181818212220191918141110
Feels °C (?)76557101316181716171818161919161516161275
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