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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | |
46 | 93 | 245 | 237 | 300 | 274 | 186 | 184 | 250 | 250 | 190 | 190 | 157 | 143 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 80 | 110 | 145 | 68 | 129 | 244 | 381 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.15m | 8:26AM0.82m | 8:45PM1.13m | 9:07AM0.82m | 9:25PM1.10m | 9:48AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.09m | 3:12AM0.06m | 2:57PM0.10m | 3:49AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 175 | 186 | 184 | 250 | 250 | 190 | 190 | 157 | 143 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 80 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 93 | 245 | 237 | 300 | 274 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 110 | 145 | 68 | 129 | 244 | 381 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1142 | 927 | 469 | 255 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 224 | 642 | 175 | 210 | 210 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 145 | 176 | 242 | 242 | 459 | 445 | 481 |
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