Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
27.4°C
3.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
28
115
118
94
90
55
46
46
31
31
30
20
14
14
8
8
15
23
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
NE
5
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:24PM1.23m
5:49AM1.06m
6:20PM1.25m
6:45AM1.15m
7:10PM1.26m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.12m
11:51AM0.04m
00:41AM0.06m
12:50PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
25
27
27
26
23
Feels °C
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
25
25
24
25
21
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