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Croatan Surf Report & Forecast, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Croatan, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the northwest, gusting 19 mph. Water is about 62°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.4 ft at 7:34 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 14 mph (NW), gusts 19offshore
- Tide
- 0.8 ft risinghigh 3.4 ft at 7:34 pm
- Water
- 62°F4/3
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 55°F
- Sun
- rise 6:36 amset 4:59 pm
Croatan surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Croatan: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Croatan: 5 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 4.1 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 0.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 0.4 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 2.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 3.6 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 2.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 14 | 1.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 16 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 1.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WSW) | 1.9 ft |
Croatan waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Croatan arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 32 s
- Lulls
- about 253 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 13% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Croatan surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Croatan: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Croatan are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 11 s · ESE | calm | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 10 s · E | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 10 s · E | 6 mph cross-shore (S) | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 7 s · SE | 17 mph offshore (W) | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.2 ft · 12 s · E | 22 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 23 mph offshore (NW), gusts 29 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 3.8 ft · 5 s · NW | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 25 | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 4 s · NNW | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph cross-shore (N) | 15 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Croatan are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Croatan tide chart and tide times
Tides at Croatan today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.2 ft at 12:48 am, high 4.2 ft at 7:15 am, low 0.4 ft at 1:38 pm and high 3.4 ft at 7:34 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.8 ft and rising.
Croatan tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.2 ft at 12:48 amHigh 4.2 ft at 7:15 amLow 0.4 ft at 1:38 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:34 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.6 ft at 1:29 amHigh 4.4 ft at 7:55 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:25 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 8:15 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:06 amHigh 4.4 ft at 8:33 amLow 0.9 ft at 3 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:53 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.3 ft at 2:44 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:12 amLow 1.5 ft at 3:45 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:27 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.5 ft at 3:32 amHigh 4.5 ft at 9:50 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:32 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 10:06 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 4:21 amHigh 3.8 ft at 10:32 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:20 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 10:59 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:07 amHigh 3.4 ft at 11:22 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:05 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 11:54 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.9 ft at 6 amHigh 3.3 ft at 12:09 pmLow 0.7 ft at 6:55 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.7 ft at 12:53 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:56 amHigh 3.2 ft at 1:01 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Croatan water temperature
The water temperature at Croatan is about 62°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 55°F and a 14 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 62°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Croatan
- Croatan Jetty0.2 mi N · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Camp Pendleton0.5 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Good
- 1st Street Jetty0.6 mi N · 2 ft · Good
- Virginia Beach Pier1.4 mi N · 2 ft · Poor
- Dam Neck2.2 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
- 42nd Street3.3 mi NNW · 2 ft · Poor
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About Croatan
Croatan is a beach break in Virginia Beach County, Virginia, facing east. Also called Croatan Beach.
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