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81st Street surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 2.1°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 11AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.7
N
0.8
N
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)666666666666666665574455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5652353130302718191212116633315151412185764
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
0
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.99
8:21PM
0.78
8:41AM
0.98
8:57PM
0.77
9:16AM
0.97
9:35PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
0.07
2:13PM
0.10
1:53AM
0.08
2:51PM
0.12
2:29AM
0.10
3:29PM
0.13
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-6:47-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset----4:51-------4:51-------4:50---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------21-1---152--
Temp. °C88810101011111112131314151718181718181212119
Feels °C (?)4557879101010111112131616141415168852
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