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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 45 | 28 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:13AM0.94m | 5:43PM1.16m | 6:07AM0.98m | 6:32PM1.26m | 6:59AM1.00m | 7:21PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM-0.02m | 00:07AM-0.00m | 12:07PM-0.07m | 1:01AM-0.08m | 12:57PM-0.11m | 1:53AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | 8:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 46 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 45 | 28 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | N 4 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 31 | — | 8 | 48 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 771 | 808 | 813 | 374 | 481 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 176 | 197 | 294 | 78 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 78 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 0 |
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