Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chincoteague today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chincoteague at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chincoteague. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09PM0.53m | 10:32AM0.50m | 10:45PM0.52m | 11:07AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.03m | 4:55AM-0.01m | 5:12PM0.02m | 5:30AM-0.02m | 5:52PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 155 | 207 | 256 | 301 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 203 | 256 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 256 | 276 | 256 | 219 |
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