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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | |
71 | 81 | 89 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 55 | 30 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 42 | 55 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:01PM0.81m | 2:18AM0.89m | 2:59PM0.87m | 3:17AM0.90m | 3:57PM0.95m | 4:16AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.26m | 8:46AM0.13m | 9:14PM0.22m | 9:36AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.16m | 10:26AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 71 | 81 | 89 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 11 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 11 | 39 | — | 11 | 20 | 42 | 55 | 29 | — | 9 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 283 | 137 | 175 | 0 | 78 | 258 | 429 | 540 | 175 | 234 | 175 | 462 | 356 | 462 | 258 | 429 |
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