Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
30
29
34
33
32
23
45
16
32
32
32
32
32
39
30
28
14
14
14
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
E
20
SSE
20
S
25
ENE
20
SSE
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:21PM1.06m
10:50AM0.89m
11:00PM1.03m
11:31AM0.92m
11:39PM1.00m
12:14PM0.95m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.13m
4:40AM0.05m
4:44PM0.16m
5:19AM0.05m
5:31PM0.17m
6:00AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
2
Temp °C
30
28
27
25
25
25
30
34
34
31
28
27
25
25
30
33
31
31
23
24
24
24
28
30
Feels °C
30
29
28
26
26
26
33
37
35
32
29
29
25
26
32
35
30
31
23
25
27
27
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
29
29
30
29
34
33
32
23
8
12
32
32
32
32
32
39
30
28
14
3
14
14
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
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
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SE
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
N
3
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
8
6
6
6
7
7
6
8
16
8
17
3
5
3
14
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
4
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
4
11
9
5
1
1
1
45
16
16
16
12
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
811
411
0
0
0
0
78
178
175
1365
356
0
78
78
138
292
572
572
292
391
356
1952
1374
1368
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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