Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 EDT
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Fishermans Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fishermans Island sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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 (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
SE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)555555456665588888888844
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284240282120255677723122151212121211201111112146
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
5
SW
15
E
10
S
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossonglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.00
8:23PM
1.19
8:49AM
1.01
9:09PM
1.23
9:37AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
-0.04
2:10PM
-0.05
2:52AM
-0.09
2:55PM
-0.09
3:40AM
-0.11
3:41PM
-0.10
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:28-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------7:38-------7:39-------7:40-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------22----------
Temp. °C272322202429302824222121202223222121202020201919
Feels °C (?)242019172127272420181920182221212121201918171515
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