81st Street surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 17 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 6PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (17 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
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.2
SSE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.5
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)814141414444414141414141313413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7444491364444443373333333
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
N
5
SE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.80
6:53AM
0.97
7:06PM
0.79
7:30AM
0.98
7:44PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
0.11
12:04AM
0.07
12:55PM
0.10
12:41AM
0.07
1:34PM
0.10
1:17AM
0.07
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:46-------6:47
Sunset--4:52-------4:52-------4:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------122--------
Temp. °C1010111110987791011121112121211111111111112
Feels °C (?)2146432246566789977888910
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