Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.6° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
19
14
14
13
13
25
31
22
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:30AM0.81m
2:19PM1.03m
2:26AM0.76m
3:19PM1.01m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.28m
7:49AM0.23m
8:57PM0.31m
8:42AM0.27m
9:54PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
3
8
2
Temp °C
30
28
27
27
26
26
30
32
29
28
27
27
25
24
25
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
31
30
29
29
28
28
32
32
28
30
30
30
29
27
27
29
27
27
28
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