Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 May 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Out Front today?

The current surf forecast for Out Front at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 May)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. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
25
39
39
40
38
24
23
23
21
19
26
25
47
104
136
92
74
78
88
103
167
222
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
35
S
45
S
40
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:47AM1.05m
9:59PM1.26m
10:27AM1.00m
10:36PM1.21m
11:10AM0.96m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.01m
4:04PM0.12m
4:45AM0.04m
4:39PM0.16m
5:23AM0.08m
5:13PM0.20m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:01
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7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
11
8
8
9
12
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
18
21
18
18
17
4
0
-1
0
3
7
10
7
5
6
7
9
12
13
13
9
9
9
9
12
15
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
26
26
25
39
39
40
38
24
23
23
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
15
9
10
12
12
8
8
6
6
2
3
3
3
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
2
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
Energy kJ
2
5
6
6
4
4
1
7
18
21
19
26
25
47
104
136
92
74
78
88
103
167
222
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
134
145
145
376
376
134
3
76
393
615
616
1386
615
668
675
490
490
490
490
1808
308
659
2056
2056
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
5
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