Chincoteague surf break

Chincoteague surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 Aug 2025 EDT
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Chincoteague surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chincoteague sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Chincoteague today?

The current surf forecast for Chincoteague at 1PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Chincoteague. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
N
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)11111110101010989988687664109998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)298272218213202152769082655441283236241825302916242623
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
15
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
E
0
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossglasscrosscrosscrosscrossonglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.51
11:29PM
0.51
12:03PM
0.50
12:10AM
0.48
12:44PM
0.49
12:52AM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
-0.02
5:48PM
0.02
6:11AM
0.00
6:28PM
0.04
6:44AM
0.03
7:07PM
0.06
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:26------
Sunset----7:40-------7:39-------7:37---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222225262927262321202223232323222120212323222222
Feels °C (?)242426252727271817161921232122201817172022201920
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Virginia

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Chincoteague (light winds from the W at Wallops Island Airport 13 km from Chincoteague). 1.0m 7s swell from the ESE with a 0.8m 11s groundswell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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13 km/h
W
Offshore
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