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1st Street Jetty surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
1st Street Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 1st Street Jetty sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 1st Street Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for 1st Street Jetty at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 1st Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | |
29 | 28 | 27 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 93 | 144 | 193 | 187 | 178 | 142 | 138 | 143 | 138 | 117 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:29PM0.99m | 00:48AM1.16m | 1:31PM0.99m | 1:48AM1.05m | 2:42PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM-0.05m | 6:34PM0.04m | 7:27AM-0.01m | 7:42PM0.09m | 8:26AM0.02m | 8:56PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | 8:10 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
23 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 19 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 26 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 27 | 178 | 142 | 138 | 143 | 138 | 117 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 82 | — | 25 | 66 | — | 22 | 42 | — | — | 46 | 93 | 144 | 193 | 187 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 174 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 460 | 464 | 1238 | 48 | 88 | 107 | 121 | 94 | 121 | 107 | 128 | 128 | 3 | 2 | 140 | 143 | 32 | 32 | 481 |
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