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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
75 | 25 | 64 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 48 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.01m | 9:02PM1.38m | 9:33AM1.01m | 9:55PM1.35m | 10:27AM0.99m | 10:49PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM-0.15m | 3:35AM-0.16m | 3:28PM-0.13m | 4:27AM-0.12m | 4:22PM-0.09m | 5:22AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 75 | 25 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 18 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 22 | 64 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 234 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 78 | 1137 | 1231 | 1231 | 295 | 217 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 422 | 440 | 622 | 210 | 334 | 234 |
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