Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 EDT
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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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Croatan today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
E
6
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
387
362
428
503
547
493
427
293
246
207
127
104
62
69
45
35
46
40
39
34
40
45
43
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:48AM0.82m
10:05PM1.06m
10:30AM0.82m
10:45PM1.03m
11:13AM0.82m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.07m
3:38PM0.13m
4:27AM0.09m
4:20PM0.16m
5:07AM0.10m
5:05PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:46
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:17
8:17
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
20
12
11
9
8
9
10
13
15
14
14
15
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
18
18
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
427
293
246
207
127
104
62
69
32
35
38
34
30
34
40
45
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
31
31
34
25
45
32
46
40
39
30
30
18
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
316
387
362
428
503
547
493
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
374
385
255
255
418
469
33
33
0
0
33
33
481
385
481
137
0
1
242
242
1700
1689
481
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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