Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
394
314
208
151
100
73
46
32
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
30
30
38
29
28
28
28
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:38AM1.29m
8:58PM1.16m
9:21AM1.33m
9:42PM1.12m
10:05AM1.34m
10:28PM1.08m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.01m
2:55PM0.04m
3:01AM-0.00m
3:40PM0.04m
3:42AM0.01m
4:29PM0.07m
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
16
19
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
16
15
16
14
18
21
20
20
21
21
22
21
22
22
21
21
21
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