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Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA
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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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Out Front today?
The current surf forecast for Out Front at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Out Front. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | |
64 | 52 | 165 | 70 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.12m | 12:42PM0.90m | 00:45AM1.08m | 1:31PM0.91m | 1:35AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.25m | 6:41AM0.17m | 6:27PM0.29m | 7:28AM0.20m | 7:18PM0.32m | 8:24AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | |
7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
2 | 2 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 18 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | NE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SSE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
64 | 52 | 165 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 15 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 121 | 70 | 122 | 121 | 124 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 41 | 271 | 157 | 222 | 222 | 284 | 226 | 51 | 226 | 215 | 156 | 454 | 615 | 629 | 1399 |
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