Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.3° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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 Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
8
12
12
7
7
7
7
16
24
43
30
38
27
28
26
38
33
35
36
36
28
28
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32PM1.07m
5:47AM0.73m
6:17PM1.09m
6:35AM0.75m
7:01PM1.10m
7:20AM0.78m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.12m
00:03AM0.16m
11:35AM0.12m
00:51AM0.14m
12:24PM0.12m
1:34AM0.12m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
26
24
23
24
23
23
23
28
31
27
28
26
24
23
23
26
29
29
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
22
22
23
24
25
24
28
30
25
30
27
27
26
25
27
31
32
28
28
28
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
16
1
2
7
7
3
7
7
3
7
7
8
27
28
26
38
33
35
36
36
28
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
7
7
3
9
9
8
28
24
25
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
6
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
16
8
12
12
7
6
1
2
16
24
43
30
38
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
594
594
1132
622
882
916
418
165
138
378
349
228
186
0
0
137
46
0
78
4
78
137
14
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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