Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
54
61
65
40
55
51
44
43
33
18
35
10
7
7
7
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:06PM1.16m
4:38AM1.05m
5:09PM1.16m
5:38AM1.13m
6:03PM1.16m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.18m
10:41AM0.12m
11:25PM0.13m
11:43AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
20
19
17
15
15
16
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16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
19
18
16
12
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