Chincoteague Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Virginia)

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Chincoteague Spot ID:

Type: beach/Jetty

Reliability: consistent

Best: Swell SE | Wind W

Sea Temperature Today is: 15.6 °C

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Monday, 20 May 2013, 09:27 Local time

m, °C	Sunday 19			Mon
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	7	7	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

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Chincoteague in Virginia is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Rarely crowded here.

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Virginia wave energy surf 12 hr forecast

Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

Tide Times:

For Chincoteague Island, Oyster Bay, Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, 4 miles from Chincoteague.

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Chincoteague Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At Wallops Island Airport, 13 km from Chincoteague.

light winds from the SSW

km/h

Haze dry and cloudy

Air temperature
21 °C

Current weather near Chincoteague

Buoy Data:

At Delaware Bay Buoy, 51 miles from Chincoteague.

	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Data Age	5 hr	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	8	8	8	8

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Overall Chincoteague Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Surf spots located close to Chincoteague

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Chincoteague: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Out Front	2 mi
Second closest break	Assateague	24 mi
Third closest break	Outside Shoals	30 mi
Fourth closest break	North Assateague (The Wedge)	30 mi
Fifth closest break	Wedge	30 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Chincoteague:
Closest wave buoy	Delaware Bay Buoy	51 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Potomac Buoy	56 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Stingray Point Buoy	57 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Jamestown Buoy	94 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Virginia Beach Buoy	94 mi
Tide stations nearest to Chincoteague:
Closest tide station	Chincoteague Island, Oyster Bay, Chincoteague Bay	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove, Chincoteague Bay	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Chincoteague Island, Lewis Creek, Chincoteague Bay	3 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Assateague Beach, Toms Cove, Chincoteague Bay	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Chincoteague Island, USCG Station, Chincoteague Bay	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Chincoteague:
Closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	165 mi
Second closest ski area	Ski Liberty (United States)	168 mi
Third closest ski area	Blue Marsh (United States)	174 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Roundtop (United States)	175 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Creek Ski Area (United States)	181 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Chincoteague:
Closest city location	Salisbury (United States)	35 mi
Second closest city location	Virginia Beach (United States)	81 mi
Third closest city location	East Hampton (United States)	82 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hampton (United States)	83 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dover (United States)	88 mi

The closest passenger airport to Chincoteague is Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to Chincoteague is Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Rgnl Airport (SBY), also in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away.
Third is Patuxent River Nas Airport (NHK) in USA, 104 km (65 miles) away.
Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA is 127 km (79 miles) away.
Langley Afb (Hampton) Airport (LFI), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Chincoteague and is 130 km (81 miles) away.

Chincoteague break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Chincoteague, Virginia. Use the tab navigation above to view Chincoteague sea temperature, Chincoteague photographs, Chincoteague detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Chincoteague webcams, current wind from Virginia live weather stations and Chincoteague tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Chincoteague.

Chincoteague Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Virginia)

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Overall Chincoteague Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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