Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
47
47
32
32
43
34
33
10
7
7
7
5
5
6
7
6
9
18
27
26
27
37
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM1.05m
5:09PM1.16m
5:38AM1.13m
6:03PM1.16m
6:29AM1.22m
6:49PM1.16m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.12m
11:25PM0.13m
11:43AM0.09m
00:14AM0.08m
12:40PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:38
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Temp °C
18
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
21
26
26
23
22
Feels °C
14
11
11
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
14
16
17
17
17
16
18
24
24
21
20
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