Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDT
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Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
32
35
40
43
40
41
43
75
73
73
55
49
42
34
42
41
42
42
48
49
86
38
56
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
10
N
10
E
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM0.98m
6:32PM1.26m
6:59AM1.00m
7:21PM1.34m
7:50AM1.01m
8:11PM1.38m
Low Tide
00:07AM-0.00m
12:07PM-0.07m
1:01AM-0.08m
12:57PM-0.11m
1:53AM-0.14m
1:46PM-0.14m
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:04
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
17
15
15
13
12
12
15
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
21
25
26
23
20
16
15
15
10
9
14
9
10
8
7
7
9
10
15
14
13
13
13
14
18
22
22
20
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
20
32
35
40
43
40
41
43
75
73
73
55
49
42
34
33
34
42
42
48
49
48
32
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
N
5
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
10
9
4
8
8
4
3
25
3
3
4
3
14
23
26
42
41
35
34
33
33
28
26
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
7
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
10
9
8
4
4
2
4
3
2
2
3
4
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.7
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
13
61
34
12
22
23
22
13
14
10
1
1
1
1
2
86
38
56
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)
0
0
0
145
176
0
242
176
176
0
0
186
82
14
137
0
0
0
0
0
0
622
622
746
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
5
3
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
5
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