Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Out Front today?

The current surf forecast for Out Front at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.2
E
7
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
1.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
14
63
26
25
24
12
11
10
10
3
3
4
6
8
9
11
18
28
46
51
41
145
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM1.05m
2:19AM1.19m
3:06PM1.05m
3:21AM1.14m
4:08PM1.09m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.06m
8:17PM0.17m
9:21AM0.09m
9:33PM0.19m
10:25AM0.08m
10:41PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:15
6:13
6:13
6:11
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7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
Temp °C
18
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
12
11
11
16
14
18
17
16
17
17
18
15
12
12
8
7
9
11
10
10
9
11
13
14
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
18
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
22
22
13
13
26
25
24
12
11
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
6
28
46
51
41
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
11
15
14
63
19
5
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
15
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
7
6
1
6
5
5
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
28
10
4
10
10
3
3
4
6
8
9
11
18
13
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
102
95
157
41
127
200
254
254
254
1108
1013
1013
283
428
428
1066
1143
1108
615
122
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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