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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
298 | 382 | 400 | 408 | 450 | 421 | 475 | 475 | 449 | 426 | 360 | 351 | 367 | 351 | 416 | 467 | 408 | 377 | 370 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 245 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.01m | 5:20AM0.93m | 5:49PM1.08m | 6:10AM0.92m | 6:34PM1.14m | 6:53AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.08m | 11:23AM0.06m | 00:03AM0.06m | 12:09PM0.04m | 00:54AM0.04m | 12:51PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 13 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 57 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 367 | 351 | 416 | 467 | 408 | 377 | 370 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 245 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 298 | 382 | 400 | 408 | 450 | 421 | 475 | 475 | 449 | 426 | 360 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1028 | 913 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 462 | 385 | 443 | 478 | 255 | 255 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 242 | 176 | 106 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 593 |
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