Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.5° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
16
17
24
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
29
22
23
31
36
34
25
22
Wind (km/h)
0
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
20
E
15
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:59PM1.00m
1:08AM0.92m
1:48PM1.05m
2:00AM0.89m
2:43PM1.10m
3:00AM0.86m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.18m
7:29AM0.02m
8:15PM0.16m
8:19AM0.01m
9:14PM0.13m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
2
2
3
35
13
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
28
24
23
24
23
24
28
30
27
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
Feels °C
34
33
29
23
24
26
25
27
31
33
29
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
8
16
16
16
17
15
13
10
9
18
18
17
13
14
16
12
29
22
23
17
32
32
16
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
7
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
15
16
18
18
18
18
1
1
6
16
16
15
18
2
7
7
5
2
3
1
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
13
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
7
6
3
5
5
3
7
3
3
8
9
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
7
17
24
5
2
9
7
7
16
8
7
9
13
11
22
31
36
34
25
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
437
294
2310
2892
1129
1664
175
175
263
137
137
78
467
467
0
0
78
78
138
138
165
593
260
138
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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