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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
8.4° C
(Which is 5.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 40 | 133 | 303 | 292 | 513 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:10PM 0.76 | 5:39AM 1.07 | 5:53PM 0.78 | 6:19AM 1.09 | 6:34PM 0.80 | 6:59AM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:02PM 0.09 | 12:06PM 0.11 | 11:46PM 0.07 | 12:46PM 0.08 | 12:29AM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - |
| Sunset | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
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