Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Out Front today?

The current surf forecast for Out Front at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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 (?)
0.3
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.9
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)594455555566697999988777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)481327525047281814172013141526262625131018258
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
NW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
SSE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
1.31
1:02PM
1.06
1:16AM
1.24
2:04PM
1.05
2:19AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.04
7:06AM
0.01
7:06PM
0.12
8:12AM
0.06
8:17PM
0.17
9:21AM
0.09
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:15-------6:13--
Sunset7:42-------7:43-------7:44-------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C98891012161616171716141317181919191817141313
Feels °C (?)220124912131515141211161717171616161298
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