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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
311 | 227 | 217 | 180 | 151 | 115 | 90 | 87 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 71 | 113 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 44 | 40 | 29 | 59 | 38 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:40AM0.94m | 3:27PM1.00m | 3:42AM0.87m | 4:27PM1.04m | 4:41AM0.84m | 5:19PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.05m | 9:41PM0.12m | 9:54AM0.06m | 10:42PM0.13m | 10:42AM0.07m | 11:40PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | 8:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 311 | 227 | 217 | 180 | 151 | 115 | 90 | 87 | 67 | 63 | 46 | 65 | 46 | 70 | 33 | 33 | 60 | 56 | 44 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 38 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 16 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 5 | — | 46 | — | — | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 6 | WSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 60 | 47 | 50 | 1 | 56 | 71 | 113 | 62 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 59 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
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