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Croatan Surf Photo: 'Throwing' by Mike Clark

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Croatan sea temperature is

23.5° C

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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE		E	E
	7 s	cross		7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	SE		E	E	E
	7 s	cross- on		7 s	15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SE	E	E	E
	7 s	cross- on	3 s	7 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SE	E	E	ESE
	7 s	cross- on	4 s	7 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	SSE	SE	E	E	ESE
	4 s	cross	4 s	7 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	S	SE	E	E	ESE
	5 s	cross	5 s	7 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSE	ENE	ESE	E
	5 s	cross	4 s	7 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SSE	E	E	ESE
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	7 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	S	SSE	E	E	ESE
	12 s	cross	4 s	7 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SSE	E	ESE
	4 s	cross	4 s	7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SSE	E	ESE
	5 s	cross	5 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE	E	ESE
	5 s	cross	5 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE	E	ESE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	E	ESE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSW	SE	ESE	E
	5 s	cross- off	4 s	5 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW	S	ESE	E
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SW	SSE	ESE	E
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	5 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Croatan around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 58 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.3 ft). Range 5.46m (17.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Croatan Surf Photo: 'Throwing' by Mike Clark

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User: Mike Clark (12 photos)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:32 am 25 Aug 2023