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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 31 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 17 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:15AM 1.08 | 8:33PM 1.34 | 9:02AM 1.06 | 9:21PM 1.36 | 9:50AM 1.03 | 10:10PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:13AM -0.14 | 2:14PM -0.13 | 3:00AM -0.17 | 2:59PM -0.14 | 3:49AM -0.16 | 3:45PM -0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
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