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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 97mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
151 | 115 | 112 | 87 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 73 | 121 | 75 | 75 | 56 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 77 | 29 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.00m | 3:42AM0.87m | 4:27PM1.04m | 4:41AM0.84m | 5:19PM1.08m | 5:33AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.12m | 9:54AM0.06m | 10:42PM0.13m | 10:42AM0.07m | 11:40PM0.12m | 11:28AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 |
24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 151 | 115 | 112 | 87 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 44 | 69 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 16 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 43 | — | — | 30 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 71 | 42 | 54 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 73 | 121 | 75 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 77 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 46 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 196 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
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