Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.8
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
16
56
103
165
182
186
182
176
153
132
113
113
92
60
56
41
31
30
31
20
15
33
24
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:44PM1.32m
7:11AM0.97m
7:40PM1.34m
8:07AM1.02m
8:34PM1.34m
Low Tide
12:10PM-0.09m
1:19AM-0.05m
1:10PM-0.12m
2:12AM-0.10m
2:07PM-0.14m
3:02AM-0.12m
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
28
26
25
24
23
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
24
22
23
23
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