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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 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
19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
67 | 63 | 62 | 46 | 56 | 52 | 59 | 75 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 30 | 60 | 37 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 56 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:42AM0.87m | 4:27PM1.04m | 4:41AM0.84m | 5:19PM1.08m | 5:33AM0.81m | 6:05PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.06m | 10:42PM0.13m | 10:42AM0.07m | 11:40PM0.12m | 11:28AM0.07m | 00:31AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | 8:14 |
1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 56 | 63 | 38 | 44 | 56 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 56 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 67 | 50 | 62 | 5 | 43 | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | NE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | E 13 | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SE 7 | WSW 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 52 | 59 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 60 | 37 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 78 | 0 |
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