Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
43
10
10
10
6
9
10
15
11
22
37
51
74
88
96
93
98
100
108
111
137
137
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
0
ESE
0
S
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:37PM1.11m
2:16AM1.01m
2:45PM1.06m
3:23AM1.08m
3:46PM1.04m
4:21AM1.15m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.13m
8:09PM0.15m
8:25AM0.14m
9:04PM0.12m
9:31AM0.13m
9:55PM0.10m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
14
16
15
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
20
20
20
20
21
21
19
21
20
19
19
19
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