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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
40 | 37 | 51 | 108 | 109 | 65 | 64 | 42 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:31AM0.80m | 11:49PM0.97m | 12:16PM0.78m | 00:34AM0.93m | 1:06PM0.79m | 1:23AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.22m | 6:17AM0.17m | 6:18PM0.26m | 7:06AM0.18m | 7:15PM0.27m | 7:56AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | E 14 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 37 | 51 | 108 | 109 | 8 | 64 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 11 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 927 | 1141 | 443 | 443 | 4 | 0 | 258 | 255 | 258 | 165 | 137 | 175 | 0 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 361 | 218 | 391 | 290 | 290 | 594 | 622 |
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