Chincoteague Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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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Overall Chincoteague Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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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, Virginia	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Chincoteague Island, Oyster Bay, Chincoteague Bay,	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove, Virginia	3 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Chincoteague Island, Lewis Creek, Virginia	3 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove, Chincoteague Bay,	3 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	Chincoteague (United States)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Pocomoke City (United States)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Snow Hill (United States)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Onancock (United States)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Princess Anne (United States)	29 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.