Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
12
16
17
27
6
25
19
6
9
9
19
26
15
23
20
19
21
59
57
44
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
40
NNW
5
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07AM1.20m
11:16PM1.04m
11:53AM1.16m
11:58PM0.95m
12:38PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:47AM-0.02m
5:19PM0.10m
5:30AM0.05m
6:10PM0.17m
6:14AM0.11m
7:04PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
3
6
1
12
26
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
26
26
24
23
24
24
28
33
30
29
24
23
23
24
26
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
24
25
25
26
26
25
29
35
32
31
21
26
24
26
29
31
30
28
27
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