Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
27.0° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
6
7
8
7
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
E
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
WSW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:52AM1.12m
8:17PM1.30m
8:44AM1.17m
9:05PM1.27m
9:33AM1.21m
9:50PM1.21m
Low Tide
1:56PM-0.09m
2:39AM-0.07m
2:48PM-0.08m
3:23AM-0.08m
3:38PM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
27
29
30
27
26
25
24
25
29
31
31
28
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
28
29
30
28
27
26
26
26
28
31
31
29
28
31
30
30
28
28
26
26
26
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