Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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 (?)
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)666666888884445556767778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3122151266666293291428364122127117754
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
20
W
45
NW
40
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
20
SSW
30
SW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscrossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
1.23
8:44PM
1.44
9:15AM
1.23
9:29PM
1.46
10:04AM
1.19
10:18PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
-0.10
3:38AM
-0.14
3:39PM
-0.10
4:27AM
-0.14
4:26PM
-0.08
5:16AM
-0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:20-------6:18
Sunset--7:37-------7:38-------7:39-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-1-----
Temp. °C242525232119171413141416181819191099131312119
Feels °C (?)232222212119151110121213151416160-13810742
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