Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.5°C
2.5° 

Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Croatan today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
32
32
39
31
31
31
40
60
82
74
54
55
64
61
53
48
115
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:02PM1.09m
10:33AM1.25m
10:43PM1.02m
11:15AM1.20m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.08m
4:09AM0.05m
4:48PM0.15m
4:49AM0.12m
5:35PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
30
31
29
29
29
28
23
23
22
20
18
20
21
20
19
21
22
22
22
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