Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.0° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (15 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
14
13
12
5
11
11
11
41
39
47
51
49
36
28
26
21
21
21
16
13
11
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:00PM0.82m
11:22AM0.98m
11:49PM0.82m
12:10PM0.95m
00:43AM0.83m
1:01PM0.93m
1:41AM0.87m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.29m
5:53PM0.25m
5:58AM0.31m
6:43PM0.23m
6:56AM0.31m
7:31PM0.20m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
8
7
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
3
2
1
2
4
5
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
7
6
5
4
4
6
7
7
8
8
6
6
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