Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chincoteague today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chincoteague at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Chincoteague. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 3 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 55 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:27AM0.54m | 11:48PM0.44m | 12:08PM0.51m | 00:34AM0.41m | 12:52PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.02m | 6:11AM0.05m | 6:51PM0.05m | 6:46AM0.08m | 7:33PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | E 11 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | S 6 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 25 | 47 | 55 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 256 | 256 | 667 | 613 | 613 | 613 | 152 | 49 | 60 | 60 | 219 | 350 | 897 | 1144 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 299 | 256 | 203 |
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