Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
9
8
8
3
3
3
3
6
6
4
3
3
3
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
SW
5
E
25
SSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:33PM1.29m
6:57AM1.05m
7:27PM1.31m
7:52AM1.12m
8:17PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.01m
12:59PM-0.07m
1:52AM-0.04m
1:56PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
6
Temp °C
33
33
30
28
27
27
29
33
33
24
24
22
23
23
26
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
34
34
32
29
28
30
32
35
36
22
24
23
24
23
25
29
30
29
28
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