Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 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 1.2°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 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
190
157
366
304
246
115
93
97
140
202
214
210
161
156
153
117
115
113
118
235
225
193
62
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
10
SW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:24AM1.11m
6:02PM1.20m
6:18AM1.12m
6:50PM1.26m
7:06AM1.12m
7:32PM1.30m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.03m
00:31AM0.08m
12:51PM0.02m
1:19AM0.05m
1:32PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
3
3
5
7
7
6
7
6
9
8
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
0.1
SE
6
1
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
186
1
157
366
304
246
115
93
97
140
202
214
210
161
156
153
117
115
113
118
235
225
193
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.3
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
Energy kJ
190
155
123
117
1
5
175
212
77
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
121
121
121
611
501
242
121
219
41
91
91
614
76
76
76
76
51
76
501
462
135
200
127
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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