Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 EST
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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
0.5° C
(Which is 6.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Out Front today?

The current surf forecast for Out Front at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Feb)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (16 Feb)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
1.2
NE
2.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)678999101010101010101011111113131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9156601241244211216230194158161130135135146112821631561581511127575
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.19
7:24PM
1.04
7:38AM
1.22
8:01PM
1.10
8:16AM
1.23
8:38PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
-0.07
1:49AM
-0.04
2:20PM
-0.12
2:32AM
-0.07
2:58PM
-0.14
3:14AM
-0.09
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:46
Sunset--5:39-------5:40-------5:43-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C22221123461011121111101011151414131312
Feels °C (?)-7-6-5-3-3-1-2-1-1067876556981010109
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