Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
52
66
70
106
171
146
124
102
94
89
80
82
76
64
49
40
34
22
21
15
16
16
17
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
5
NE
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
25
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:10AM0.96m
11:15PM1.16m
11:55AM0.92m
11:58PM1.12m
12:42PM0.90m
00:45AM1.08m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.08m
5:13PM0.20m
6:01AM0.13m
5:48PM0.25m
6:41AM0.17m
6:27PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
20
20
19
17
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
11
12
13
13
10
11
10
10
11
13
13
16
16
16
16
10
9
8
10
9
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
40
34
22
21
15
16
16
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
8
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
53
52
66
70
106
171
146
124
102
94
89
80
82
76
64
49
1
1
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
308
490
1385
1436
1391
2056
1010
1013
1059
1059
929
1386
1146
122
76
3
41
155
157
157
261
41
41
157
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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