Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
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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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
11
11
18
26
25
19
18
11
26
24
22
21
21
52
27
29
42
54
78
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
W
5
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:49PM1.16m
7:15AM1.28m
7:32PM1.14m
7:58AM1.32m
8:12PM1.11m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.06m
00:59AM0.04m
1:30PM0.05m
1:40AM0.02m
2:16PM0.05m
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clear
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Temp °C
21
26
26
23
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
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20
20
21
Feels °C
18
25
25
21
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
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16
16
17
18
17
18
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