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Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA
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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
14.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Out Front today?
The current surf forecast for Out Front at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Out Front. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | |
27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 64 | 54 | 67 | 66 | 55 | 56 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.19m | 8:22PM1.50m | 8:58AM1.20m | 9:12PM1.51m | 9:52AM1.19m | 10:04PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM-0.10m | 2:26PM-0.07m | 3:22AM-0.14m | 3:18PM-0.07m | 4:14AM-0.15m | 4:11PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | 8:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SE 8 |
24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 51 | 66 | 55 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 13 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 19 | — | E 18 | — | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 17 |
15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 24 | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 67 | 64 | 54 | 67 | — | — | 56 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 76 | 122 | 462 | 616 | 1137 | 1137 | 76 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 522 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 41 | 290 | 1108 | 611 | 611 | 151 |
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