Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.3
ESE
11
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
84
60
59
49
49
42
41
29
33
19
26
44
33
26
19
24
11
12
14
18
23
18
16
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
5
WNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:18AM0.89m
2:59PM0.87m
3:17AM0.90m
3:57PM0.95m
4:16AM0.91m
4:52PM1.05m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.13m
9:14PM0.22m
9:36AM0.09m
10:12PM0.16m
10:26AM0.04m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
21
24
23
21
21
19
14
14
14
14
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
18
18
18
21
23
20
19
20
20
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
8
8
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
79
84
60
59
49
49
42
41
29
33
19
9
6
12
22
19
15
11
8
11
11
23
12
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.5
SE
4
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
15
13
3
3
7
6
14
6
13
6
13
10
11
4
12
12
12
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
14
11
11
14
14
11
3
6
6
5
11
1
1
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.3
SW
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
1
3
9
1
13
26
44
33
26
24
3
14
18
16
18
16
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
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
78
283
137
0
0
138
176
258
201
175
175
175
175
462
391
280
429
761
803
481
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
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