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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
7.9° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 92 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 72 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:43PM 1.26 | 10:09AM 1.05 | 10:29PM 1.26 | 10:55AM 0.99 | 11:17PM 1.23 | 11:44AM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:05AM -0.14 | 4:08PM -0.12 | 4:54AM -0.10 | 4:54PM -0.08 | 5:48AM -0.04 | 5:46PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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