Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
27.2°C
2.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
46
46
31
31
20
19
14
14
12
16
28
35
8
15
20
8
8
33
75
80
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:20PM1.25m
6:45AM1.15m
7:10PM1.26m
7:35AM1.22m
7:56PM1.25m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.04m
00:41AM0.06m
12:50PM0.00m
1:28AM0.01m
1:44PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:19
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
22
25
27
27
26
23
22
22
22
28
32
33
29
26
Feels °C
26
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
25
25
24
24
21
21
21
21
27
31
31
28
25
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