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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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Out Front today?
The current surf forecast for Out Front at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Out Front. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | |
12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 43 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 43 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.06m | 5:01PM1.16m | 5:24AM1.09m | 5:55PM1.27m | 6:21AM1.13m | 6:45PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.09m | 11:49PM0.14m | 11:57AM0.04m | 00:43AM0.05m | 12:45PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
5 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 | — | ESE 11 | — | E 16 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 13 |
12 | 11 | 4 | — | 23 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | E 8 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 33 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 43 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 41 | 327 | 222 | 410 | 611 | 611 | 511 | 135 | 200 | 200 | 611 | 611 | 1257 | 611 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 157 | 222 | 3 | 219 | 433 | 157 |
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