81st Street surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 12 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at 81st Street today?

The current surf forecast for 81st Street at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)58888881515151444455615998899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4661010634444433321171094333333
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
N
5
W
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
0.88
2:48AM
0.81
3:12PM
0.84
3:50AM
0.84
4:09PM
0.82
4:44AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.12
8:34AM
0.16
9:11PM
0.12
9:39AM
0.16
10:01PM
0.11
10:37AM
0.15
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:41--
Sunset4:55-------4:55-------4:54-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413121010111314141210989111314131211111214
Feels °C (?)876523457863324591097781012
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