Virginia Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Virginia wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Virginia region.

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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Thu	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Beauregard Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Mason s Inlet Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North
Rating	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	1.2 S	1.6 SSW	0.9 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	1.3 S	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSE	1.8 SSW
Period(s)	7	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	5	6	6	7	7
Energy	11	54	33	79	27	44	19	50	85	183	69	117	153	216	412	83	90	122	91	120	80	286
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:05AM 1.12	6:03PM 1.73		6:18AM 1.13	6:58PM 1.83		7:14AM 1.16	7:53PM 1.89	8:18PM 1.49	8:10AM 1.19		8:47PM 1.91	8:51AM 1.21		9:41PM 1.86	9:46AM 1.25		10:34PM 1.78	11:01AM 1.24		11:28PM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)	11:30PM 0.04	11:01AM -0.15		12:17AM 0.18	12:06PM -0.19		1:26AM -0.09	1:01PM -0.23		3:00AM -0.05	1:56PM -0.25		3:14AM -0.14		2:43PM -0.19	4:06AM -0.14		3:50PM -0.19	4:59AM -0.12		5:01PM -0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	1	2	-	-	9	-	4	4	-	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	26	30	30	26	29	31	27	29	29	27	29	26	27	28	25	25	23	26	26	28	32	28
Low °C	25	25	29	25	25	29	25	25	28	25	26	25	24	24	23	20	19	25	25	26	32	27
Chill °C (?)	26	30	30	26	29	31	27	29	29	27	29	26	27	28	25	25	23	26	26	28	32	28
Sunrise	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:00	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.9 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	-	0.5 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 SE
Period (s)	7	5	7	7	5	5	8	8	8	8	6	7	6	6	7	-	7	16	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.3 SE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	-	0.1 E	-
Period (s)	6	7	9	9	8	9	5	-	-	-	8	9	10	9	9	8	16	16	8	-	6	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	1.2 S	1.6 SSW	-	0.2 ENE	1.2 SSW	1.3 S	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSE	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	-	2	6	6	7	6	6	5	6	6	7	7

	Thursday 11			Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sunday 14
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Masonboro Inlet Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 ESE	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SW	0.6 S	0.3 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW
Period(s)	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	7	4	4	9	5	5	6	5	9	5	9	9	5	5	5
Energy	12	13	11	11	10	72	54	7	33	36	13	79	71	177	27	36	44	41	26	19	31	40
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		5:09PM 1.59				5:05AM 1.12				6:03PM 1.73				6:00AM 0.81				6:58PM 1.83				7:14AM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)				11:30PM 0.04				11:12AM -0.14				12:17AM 0.18				12:06PM -0.19				1:26AM -0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	28	26	25	25	25	25	30	30	29	27	27	26	26	25	29	31	29	27	27	26	25	25
Chill °C (?)	28	26	25	25	25	25	30	30	29	27	27	26	26	25	29	31	29	27	27	26	25	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58
Sunset	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 S	0.2 ESE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	5	6	5	9	5	5	5	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	-	7	7	10	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	9	9	5	5	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SW	0.4 WSW	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	-	-	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	-	-	5	5	5

	Thursday 11									Friday 12
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.3 ESE
Period(s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	7	5	5	5	5	7
Energy	16	16	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	41	10	72	65	60	54	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				5:09PM 1.59												5:05AM 1.12
Low Tide / height (m)										11:30PM 0.04												11:12AM -0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	25	25	27	29	30	30
Chill °C (?)	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	25	25	27	29	30	30
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 SE	0.3 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 E
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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Delaware	Massachusetts	Nova-Scotia
Iceland	New-Hampshire	Pennsylvania
Maine	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Maryland	New-York

British-Columbia	Minnesota	Washington
California	Oregon

Anguilla	Grenada	Puerto Rico
Aruba	Guadeloupe	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados	Haiti	Saint Lucia
Bermuda	Martinique	Trinidad and Tobago
British Virgin Islands	Montserrat	US Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic	Netherlands Antilles	Venezuela

Alabama	Georgia-USA	Nicaragua
Belize	Guatemala	Panama
Costa Rica	Honduras	Texas
El Salvador	Louisiana
Florida	Mexico

Alabama	Lake Huron Canada	New Jersey
Bermuda	Lake Huron United States	North Carolina
Cape Breton Island	Lake Michigan	North Florida
Delaware	Lake Ontario Canada	Nova Scotia
Eleuthera Bahamas	Lake Ontario United States	Rhode Island
Florida	Long Island New York	South Carolina
Georgia	Louisiana	South Florida
Great Abaco Bahamas	Maine	Texas
Gulf Coast Florida	Maryland	Turks and Caicos Islands
Lake Erie Canada	Massachusetts	US East Coast
Lake Erie United States	New Hampshire	Virginia

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