Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.3° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
34
35
35
35
35
34
34
33
23
22
22
22
67
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
24
24
44
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:09AM0.76m
6:37PM1.08m
6:56AM0.81m
7:20PM1.10m
7:40AM0.86m
8:00PM1.12m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.21m
11:58AM0.18m
1:06AM0.17m
12:48PM0.16m
1:45AM0.13m
1:34PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
15
Temp °C
22
21
21
23
24
24
23
23
21
21
22
25
26
26
24
25
23
23
23
27
28
27
26
23
Feels °C
23
22
22
23
24
23
22
23
21
23
24
26
26
27
25
27
25
25
26
28
30
28
28
23
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