Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 EDT
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Out Front surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Out Front sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Out Front today?

The current surf forecast for Out Front at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Out Front. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
10
13
22
15
14
25
26
25
14
12
11
4
18
4
5
6
11
22
25
22
15
13
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
SSE
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
0
WNW
10
W
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
15
SE
20
ENE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16AM1.24m
2:04PM1.05m
2:19AM1.19m
3:06PM1.05m
3:21AM1.14m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.12m
8:12AM0.06m
8:17PM0.17m
9:21AM0.09m
9:33PM0.19m
10:25AM0.08m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:15
6:13
6:13
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7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
17
15
18
21
20
20
19
18
15
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
15
13
18
20
19
20
19
17
11
8
8
7
5
8
9
9
10
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
11
7
10
13
22
13
13
13
26
25
14
12
11
4
2
4
2
1
1
4
1
15
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
15
14
25
9
9
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
7
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
1
1
2
18
4
5
6
11
22
25
22
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
52
222
327
3
3
3
3
3
41
41
3
127
200
200
254
254
1108
1013
1013
433
1059
826
1108
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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