Croatan Surf Forecast

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USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (36.79° N 75.96° W)

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12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 Aug 2025 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 25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Croatan this week:

The surf forecast for Croatan over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 31) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Croatan in the next 12 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 02) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 29) at 5AM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	2AM (Sun 31st Aug)	1.5ft (0.4m) 7s
Best Surf	2AM (Sun 31st Aug)	1.5ft (0.4m) 7s
Most Powerful	2AM (Tue 2nd Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Croatan over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon 01
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	NE	NE	SE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	E	E	E	ENE	E
Period(s) (?)	10	4	4	8	5	4	8	8	8	8	7	3	5	8	7	8	6	4	4	4	6
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	81	54	33	30	27	25	25	34	30	26	29	15	24	37	34	45	36	19	34	58	109
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NE	E	NE	NE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	W	SE	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	E	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	10:00PM 1.09	10:32AM 1.15		10:37PM 1.02	11:11AM 1.13		11:14PM 0.95	11:51AM 1.10		11:54PM 0.89	12:32PM 1.07		12:35AM 0.84	1:17PM 1.03		1:23AM 0.80		2:09PM 1.01	2:20AM 0.77		3:09PM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)	4:12AM 0.06		4:39PM 0.16	4:47AM 0.11		5:22PM 0.22		5:24AM 0.16	6:08PM 0.27		6:04AM 0.21	6:57PM 0.31		6:48AM 0.26	7:49PM 0.34		7:39AM 0.29		8:44PM 0.35	8:34AM 0.30

		Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon 01
Sunrise	-	6:28	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-
Sunset	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:31

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	25	22	20	22	22	22	23	22	23	23
Feels °C (?)	28	22	22	21	22	20	22	22	21	22	24	25	23	16	18	19	20	21	20	20	20

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Virginia

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Croatan (light winds from the ESE at Oceana Naval Air Station Airport 6 km from Croatan). 0.7m 11s groundswell from the E with a 0.5m 7s swell from the SE and a 0.5m 6s windswell from the ENE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 43 minutes ago Croatan

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Information about the Croatan Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Croatan provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Croatan can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Croatan surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Croatan) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Croatan may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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