Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (13 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
8
1.1
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1.1
N
5
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
5
40
109
109
90
117
91
41
52
31
22
16
14
19
14
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
5
N
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59PM1.34m
7:28AM0.97m
7:53PM1.37m
8:23AM0.99m
8:48PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:29PM-0.11m
1:35AM-0.11m
1:25PM-0.14m
2:28AM-0.14m
2:20PM-0.16m
3:20AM-0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:23
8:23
 mm
2
6
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
25
25
23
23
23
27
30
31
25
23
23
23
22
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
27
27
26
24
24
23
25
25
29
29
30
26
26
24
25
20
16
18
21
21
20
21
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
N
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
4
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
90
117
91
41
30
31
9
16
14
19
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
6
6
6
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
2
22
5
4
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
2
2
1
1
1
7
6
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
3
1.1
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.2
W
3
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
5
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
2
1
8
4
40
109
109
1
43
52
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
176
572
852
2065
242
540
294
1952
2865
748
1265
137
0
10
0
79
176
137
10
175
352
356
334
299
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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