Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chincoteague today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chincoteague at 2PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Chincoteague. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 52 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 43 | 31 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:37AM0.57m | 10:51PM0.54m | 11:20AM0.56m | 11:34PM0.50m | 12:04PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM-0.04m | 5:12PM-0.02m | 5:32AM-0.03m | 5:56PM-0.00m | 6:09AM-0.00m | 6:38PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 52 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 33 | 46 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 37 | 31 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 34 | 43 | 31 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 1143 | 1137 | 930 | 1143 | 125 | 203 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 301 | 332 | 155 | 675 | 1012 |
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