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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
118 | 107 | 95 | 69 | 56 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:57PM0.95m | 4:16AM0.91m | 4:52PM1.05m | 5:13AM0.94m | 5:43PM1.16m | 6:07AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.16m | 10:26AM0.04m | 11:10PM0.09m | 11:16AM-0.02m | 00:07AM-0.00m | 12:07PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 13 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 2 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 118 | 107 | 95 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 481 | 803 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 481 | 481 | 1036 | 481 | 217 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 242 | 0 |
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