Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
119
165
182
167
168
158
153
132
113
95
63
60
44
43
32
25
24
15
15
28
29
28
20
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
High Tide
6:44PM1.32m
7:11AM0.97m
7:40PM1.34m
8:07AM1.02m
8:34PM1.34m
9:02AM1.07m
Low Tide
1:19AM-0.05m
1:10PM-0.12m
2:12AM-0.10m
2:07PM-0.14m
3:02AM-0.12m
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
29
32
Feels °C
23
24
23
24
25
24
23
24
24
25
26
25
26
25
26
26
26
25
24
23
24
24
30
33
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