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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
14.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | |
11 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.13m | 1:31PM0.90m | 2:01AM1.05m | 2:40PM0.91m | 3:12AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.03m | 7:38AM0.06m | 7:43PM0.07m | 8:40AM0.09m | 8:52PM0.09m | 9:38AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 |
21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 356 | 462 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 78 | 78 | 175 | 16 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 1231 | 881 | 882 | 299 | 927 | 697 | 981 | 175 |
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