Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
24.7° C

1.0°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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
26
21
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
11
18
16
14
13
7
8
7
30
57
56
51
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:54AM0.76m
4:43PM1.05m
4:53AM0.73m
5:32PM1.07m
5:47AM0.73m
6:17PM1.09m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.10m
11:09PM0.18m
10:46AM0.12m
00:03AM0.16m
11:35AM0.12m
00:51AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
21
21
23
25
25
23
23
22
22
22
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
23
29
32
32
27
26
25
Feels °C
21
20
22
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
25
24
22
22
21
23
24
23
29
31
30
28
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
20
21
21
19
8
18
18
17
17
16
16
1
2
7
7
7
7
6
3
7
7
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
16
2
1
1
19
5
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
8
7
3
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
Energy kJ
29
26
15
16
16
11
18
16
14
13
8
6
5
30
57
56
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
242
95
176
401
418
356
356
413
485
594
1239
1132
916
927
385
290
267
228
378
416
196
217
175
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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