Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
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
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
NE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
44
34
23
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
14
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
10
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19PM1.03m
2:26AM0.76m
3:19PM1.01m
3:33AM0.75m
4:22PM1.01m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.31m
8:42AM0.27m
9:54PM0.32m
9:38AM0.28m
10:51PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
7
1
4
5
2
1
4
6
1
1
5
4
2
1
Temp °C
26
28
26
25
25
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
25
26
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
28
28
29
28
28
26
24
24
26
27
25
26
26
27
29
27
25
25
25
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