Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
25.9°C
3.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
52
54
57
99
105
44
34
33
77
147
168
270
431
531
751
989
1101
1354
1589
1691
1795
2006
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:08AM0.83m
4:40PM1.03m
5:08AM0.89m
5:30PM1.07m
5:56AM0.98m
6:14PM1.11m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.33m
10:58PM0.30m
11:03AM0.29m
11:43PM0.23m
11:55AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
1
1
4
4
6
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
25
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
Feels °C
26
24
26
24
23
21
22
23
23
24
22
23
21
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
16
17
16
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