Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
6.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
1.3
S
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)887334444345556566665566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221256643622426155394339333524184012630
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.81
3:34AM
1.01
3:55PM
0.80
4:28AM
1.04
4:53PM
0.81
5:19AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.17
9:33PM
0.13
10:24AM
0.14
10:22PM
0.12
11:13AM
0.10
11:10PM
0.10
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset--5:01-------5:02-------5:04-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C134565444689887789998760
Feels °C (?)-5-3-1-1-1-2-2-1-2-211-1-1-1-10224210-11
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