Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
12
0.9
NE
12
0.9
NE
12
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
195
199
204
154
111
129
129
120
99
103
108
110
86
78
57
56
55
52
50
49
97
94
65
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:10AM1.37m
8:33PM1.11m
8:56AM1.40m
9:21PM1.09m
9:44AM1.40m
10:10PM1.05m
Low Tide
1:49AM-0.03m
2:35PM-0.02m
2:33AM-0.05m
3:23PM-0.02m
3:18AM-0.04m
4:13PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
12
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
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