Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.3° C
1.1° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
NE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
18
18
17
16
21
21
32
35
41
47
50
64
68
57
54
55
55
56
44
44
38
47
37
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:48PM1.05m
2:00AM0.89m
2:43PM1.10m
3:00AM0.86m
3:43PM1.15m
4:05AM0.86m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.16m
8:19AM0.01m
9:14PM0.13m
9:12AM-0.01m
10:16PM0.09m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
2
1
1
11
2
1
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
25
27
30
29
29
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
32
30
29
28
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
24
27
27
28
30
33
32
32
30
28
27
26
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