Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
153
148
109
94
65
60
37
28
26
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
22
15
22
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM1.34m
8:07AM1.02m
8:34PM1.34m
9:02AM1.07m
9:26PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:10PM-0.12m
2:12AM-0.10m
2:07PM-0.14m
3:02AM-0.12m
3:02PM-0.13m
3:50AM-0.12m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
22
22
28
31
32
31
27
25
24
25
Feels °C
25
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
23
22
23
29
32
32
31
27
24
25
26
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