Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.0° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
N
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
E
4
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
38
46
37
34
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
10
6
9
6
19
62
60
38
37
49
21
33
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
ENE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:23AM0.99m
8:48PM1.37m
9:18AM1.01m
9:42PM1.33m
10:13AM1.02m
10:35PM1.26m
Low Tide
2:28AM-0.14m
2:20PM-0.16m
3:20AM-0.15m
3:14PM-0.14m
4:12AM-0.13m
4:10PM-0.11m
rain showers
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:24
 mm
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
21
24
25
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
27
30
31
29
26
Feels °C
24
24
22
17
22
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
22
22
22
21
20
26
31
31
28
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
5
38
46
37
23
15
5
15
15
15
14
13
10
6
6
6
19
62
60
38
37
1
17
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
1
6
6
6
16
3
1
6
6
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
1
5
8
5
5
5
5
1
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
NNW
3
1
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
53
5
5
41
34
13
1
2
2
5
9
2
2
1
49
21
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
378
0
294
178
137
175
175
299
78
178
409
526
593
622
1365
294
78
0
0
0
0
0
353
803
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
9
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