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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
29 | 29 | 35 | 59 | 45 | 38 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 67 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 48 | 65 | 131 | 142 | 126 | 170 | 198 | 178 | 193 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:22AM0.98m | 11:45PM1.20m | 12:19PM0.97m | 00:41AM1.11m | 1:20PM0.96m | 1:39AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM-0.04m | 6:20AM-0.02m | 6:24PM0.02m | 7:18AM0.02m | 7:31PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 8:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
26 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 67 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 55 | 4 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 178 | 193 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | — | — | SE 6 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 35 | 59 | 45 | 38 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 3 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 65 | 131 | 142 | 126 | 170 | 198 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 378 | 391 | 235 | 255 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 514 | 465 | 78 | 92 | 100 | 126 | 138 | 92 | 92 | 78 | 100 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
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