Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
73
46
46
46
32
32
31
31
26
26
25
26
26
38
28
28
37
28
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:58PM1.16m
9:21AM1.33m
9:42PM1.12m
10:05AM1.34m
10:28PM1.08m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.04m
3:01AM-0.00m
3:40PM0.04m
3:42AM0.01m
4:29PM0.07m
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Temp °C
21
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Feels °C
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