Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
31
75
110
69
50
27
30
31
24
25
32
31
32
17
17
17
18
13
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
NNW
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:39AM1.11m
11:49PM1.06m
12:29PM1.10m
00:34AM0.96m
1:19PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.04m
6:11AM-0.02m
6:44PM0.11m
6:58AM0.03m
7:42PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:20
 mm
2
3
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
31
34
34
25
25
25
24
25
29
31
27
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
33
34
33
26
27
28
25
27
31
33
28
27
28
27
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
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