Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 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
12.0° 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 11PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
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)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
7
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
8
16
31
56
84
117
192
163
168
164
99
476
474
474
464
406
391
406
359
344
348
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
15
SSE
25
N
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:06PM1.05m
3:21AM1.14m
4:08PM1.09m
4:24AM1.12m
5:08PM1.14m
5:24AM1.11m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.19m
10:25AM0.08m
10:41PM0.16m
11:19AM0.05m
11:39PM0.12m
12:07PM0.03m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:13
6:11
6:09
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7:45
7:45
7:46
7:46
1
2
7
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
10
10
11
10
11
10
9
7
7
9
9
11
10
13
9
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
0
0
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SE
3
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
E
16
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
20
168
164
99
33
17
7
22
10
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
17
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
4
4
3
5
1
6
21
18
17
15
32
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
18
37
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
NE
4
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
2
8
16
31
56
84
117
192
163
158
45
476
474
474
464
406
391
406
359
344
348
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
2
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
1116
254
1046
254
254
433
1059
578
578
121
135
121
123
204
298
375
1108
1108
351
333
333
333
121
351
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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