Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Out Front today?

The current surf forecast for Out Front at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
1
1
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)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
24
23
23
23
18
22
33
85
144
132
106
80
85
67
106
171
151
120
92
70
70
71
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:59PM1.26m
10:27AM1.00m
10:36PM1.21m
11:10AM0.96m
11:15PM1.16m
11:55AM0.92m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.12m
4:45AM0.04m
4:39PM0.16m
5:23AM0.08m
5:13PM0.20m
6:01AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
13
13
13
11
12
12
15
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
18
20
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
6
9
8
4
6
7
9
11
11
10
10
10
8
9
12
14
11
10
11
10
11
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
40
38
24
23
23
23
12
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
8
8
6
2
1
6
3
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
4
19
19
18
22
33
85
144
132
106
80
85
67
106
171
151
120
92
70
70
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
160
200
183
3
41
76
463
615
2056
102
629
490
490
490
308
490
1808
1808
2378
2056
2056
1042
1011
999
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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