1st Street Jetty surf break

1st Street Jetty surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
14.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at 1st Street Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for 1st Street Jetty at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at 1st Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
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
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
SE
3
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
1.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
41
44
45
43
40
24
22
12
11
10
10
5
5
6
11
19
18
31
55
75
88
59
123
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ESE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:40PM0.92m
2:10AM1.08m
3:00PM0.93m
3:30AM1.02m
4:14PM0.98m
4:37AM1.00m
Low Tide
7:50PM0.09m
8:54AM0.07m
9:08PM0.11m
9:56AM0.07m
10:19PM0.10m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:18
6:16
6:16
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7:45
7:45
7:45
7:46
1
3
3
Temp °C
22
25
24
19
18
19
19
19
25
27
21
15
15
14
14
15
20
22
18
18
15
15
13
11
20
23
21
16
16
19
17
16
22
24
18
12
13
12
13
14
20
20
17
17
13
14
10
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.3
ENE
14
Energy kJ
28
41
44
45
43
40
24
22
12
11
10
10
5
3
1
11
19
18
31
55
75
88
59
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
17
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
3
6
4
2
1
2
2
5
5
1
6
2
6
9
12
14
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
E
16
0.3
E
16
0.3
ENE
15
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
6
1
1
6
6
1
6
2
22
21
43
43
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.8
NNE
4
1.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
2
21
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
140
2
79
265
79
2
79
140
140
140
1230
140
883
882
295
140
914
1137
1137
702
32
140
243
243
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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