Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 EST
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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
6.4° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)888888844555555877778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171717177672141696980785135282734442720202020
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.86
6:49PM
0.62
7:18AM
0.89
7:29PM
0.67
7:57AM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
-0.02
1:08PM
0.01
12:50AM
-0.06
1:44PM
-0.03
1:32AM
-0.09
2:19PM
-0.07
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:16-------7:15-------7:15---
Sunset------5:10-------5:12-------5:13-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------55--
Temp. °C0-3-2-3-214434458121211109753212
Feels °C (?)-11-14-12-12-9-7-5-5-7-5-5-4-24687750-2-2-6-5
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