Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.1° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jun)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (14 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
22
56
87
64
50
47
28
23
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
19
14
9
9
18
20
20
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
25
N
15
N
10
N
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM1.37m
8:23AM0.99m
8:48PM1.37m
9:18AM1.01m
9:42PM1.33m
Low Tide
1:25PM-0.14m
2:28AM-0.14m
2:20PM-0.16m
3:20AM-0.15m
3:14PM-0.14m
4:12AM-0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:23
8:23
8:24
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
28
30
30
27
23
22
23
24
23
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
Feels °C
29
30
30
28
22
22
24
26
20
22
25
24
24
23
21
21
19
20
20
21
22
23
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
64
50
47
28
23
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
19
14
9
9
6
20
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
N
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
16
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
1
6
6
6
2
2
3
2
6
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
2
6
6
6
2
2
1
5
1
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ESE
6
Energy kJ
8
4
22
56
87
1
2
1
9
22
12
9
8
5
3
2
2
2
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1260
1265
1274
355
927
0
0
0
138
137
175
175
242
78
242
299
294
299
294
78
78
138
175
138
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
4
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