Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.6
NE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
28
32
33
33
33
22
46
33
33
20
29
10
10
11
15
20
21
20
20
48
66
81
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:30PM1.17m
1:05AM0.98m
1:37PM1.11m
2:16AM1.01m
2:45PM1.06m
3:23AM1.08m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.15m
7:18AM0.13m
8:09PM0.15m
8:25AM0.14m
9:04PM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
12
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
20
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