81st Street Surf Forecast

/ Virginia (12 breaks) / Virginia (12 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (36.91° N 75.99° W)

Surf Forecasts:

81st Street surfForecast / Virginia / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 EST

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81st Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's 81st Street sea temperature is 13.1° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 81st Street today?

The current surf forecast for 81st Street at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (16 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

Table - waves today at 81st Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 Days Hourly

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	Sunday 16							Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wed 19
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	E	E	E	E	E	NNW	N	N	NNE	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	15	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	14	14	14	14	4	4	4	4	14	14	14	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	4	16	32	32	33	26	17	11	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	13	21	15	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	N	N	N	ENE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	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	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:32AM 0.92				5:45PM 0.80				6:14AM 0.95				6:27PM 0.80				6:53AM 0.97					7:06PM 0.79
Low Tide / height (m)				11:28AM 0.12				11:26PM 0.08				12:13PM 0.11				12:04AM 0.07				12:55PM 0.10				12:41AM 0.07

	Sunday 16							Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wed 19
Sunrise	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	4:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Temp. °C	17	17	18	17	16	13	11	10	9	7	7	10	11	11	10	9	8	7	8	9	10	11	12	10
Feels °C (?)	10	11	13	11	9	4	1	1	1	-1	-2	2	4	6	5	3	2	2	5	6	5	6	6	6

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