Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 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 1.3°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 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
207
232
245
206
207
222
225
230
189
366
355
318
162
183
269
274
214
206
200
196
156
153
116
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:08PM1.14m
5:24AM1.11m
6:02PM1.20m
6:18AM1.12m
6:50PM1.26m
7:06AM1.12m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.05m
11:39PM0.12m
12:07PM0.03m
00:31AM0.08m
12:51PM0.02m
1:19AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:46
7:46
7:47
7:49
Temp °C
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
7
7
5
6
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
16
16
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
366
355
155
162
183
269
274
214
206
200
196
156
153
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
13
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
178
207
232
245
206
207
222
225
230
189
185
152
318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
376
1137
1137
1108
121
121
121
325
327
351
308
508
121
104
121
104
104
104
614
351
144
122
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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