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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
19.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
64 | 49 | 54 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 49 | 53 | 44 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:41AM0.84m | 5:19PM1.08m | 5:33AM0.81m | 6:05PM1.12m | 6:20AM0.80m | 6:46PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.07m | 11:40PM0.12m | 11:28AM0.07m | 00:31AM0.10m | 12:12PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 31 | 49 | 54 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 49 | 53 | 44 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | — | — | 24 | 1 | 18 | 10 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 64 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 78 | 0 | 14 | 197 | 86 | 197 | 258 | 175 | 242 | 374 |
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