Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
15
14
25
25
25
26
27
44
61
53
54
56
39
39
26
20
39
40
19
19
20
20
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
E
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
NNW
25
N
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:06PM0.79m
1:23AM0.91m
2:01PM0.81m
2:18AM0.89m
2:59PM0.87m
3:17AM0.90m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.27m
7:56AM0.16m
8:14PM0.26m
8:46AM0.13m
9:14PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
7:59
8:00
1
2
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
17
19
21
19
19
19
19
18
18
21
23
24
22
22
22
17
14
12
12
10
10
12
11
14
14
16
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
22
22
22
21
21
22
17
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
12
2
2
14
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
53
54
56
39
39
26
20
14
14
19
19
20
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
18
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
7
12
15
2
1
4
1
2
6
28
28
15
15
15
14
14
2
2
14
2
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
4
7
5
6
6
6
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
10
14
14
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
4
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
S
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
4
14
7
10
10
9
10
18
44
61
1
1
1
39
40
6
1
2
3
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)
242
418
391
386
349
285
440
622
434
622
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
138
353
196
14
0
78
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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