Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.0°C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
61
40
39
39
39
39
24
24
24
23
22
22
21
31
22
22
24
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
0
NW
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:09PM1.17m
8:31AM1.09m
8:47PM1.17m
9:10AM1.15m
9:26PM1.15m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.12m
2:21AM0.06m
2:35PM0.09m
2:57AM0.03m
3:17PM0.08m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
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7:38
7:37
7:37
 mm
1
1
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
26
25
24
23
23
28
27
26
25
24
24
24
25
24
25
24
25
Feels °C
30
28
27
27
28
28
26
26
26
30
29
28
26
27
26
28
26
26
26
26
28
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