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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | |
237 | 268 | 268 | 266 | 280 | 344 | 353 | 273 | 286 | 297 | 243 | 232 | 193 | 151 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 117 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 42 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:23PM0.98m | 2:40AM0.94m | 3:27PM1.00m | 3:42AM0.87m | 4:27PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.04m | 8:37PM0.10m | 9:05AM0.05m | 9:41PM0.12m | 9:54AM0.06m | 10:42PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | 8:12 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 |
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 344 | 353 | 273 | 286 | 297 | 243 | 232 | 193 | 151 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 72 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 16 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 237 | 268 | 268 | 266 | 280 | 259 | 266 | — | — | 37 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 55 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 88 | 117 | 96 | — | — | — | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 78 | 78 | 46 | 46 | 126 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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