Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (13 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
21
26
21
28
31
31
46
56
57
59
41
41
62
69
67
45
28
43
42
42
42
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
15
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:13AM0.94m
5:43PM1.16m
6:07AM0.98m
6:32PM1.26m
6:59AM1.00m
7:21PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:16AM-0.02m
00:07AM-0.00m
12:07PM-0.07m
1:01AM-0.08m
12:57PM-0.11m
1:53AM-0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:04
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
13
15
17
16
14
13
11
12
14
17
19
16
16
16
13
14
15
13
12
13
15
16
16
13
7
9
11
10
9
8
6
6
8
13
17
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
17
17
17
10
10
10
10
9
31
46
56
57
59
41
41
62
69
67
45
28
43
42
42
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.6
N
4
0.1
E
13
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
E
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
3
10
10
10
10
9
4
4
4
13
3
14
3
3
3
25
30
30
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.3
NW
4
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.6
NNW
3
1.1
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
3
2
4
21
26
21
28
31
8
48
34
20
5
6
11
17
17
16
1
1
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
1
Distance (km)
78
771
808
813
374
481
217
0
0
260
176
197
294
78
176
0
0
186
186
78
0
137
137
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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