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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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Out Front today?
The current surf forecast for Out Front at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Out Front. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
10 | 20 | 41 | 47 | 39 | 26 | 51 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 74 | 70 | 46 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.27m | 6:21AM1.13m | 6:45PM1.37m | 7:15AM1.17m | 7:34PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.04m | 00:43AM0.05m | 12:45PM-0.01m | 1:36AM-0.03m | 1:35PM-0.05m | 2:29AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 74 | 70 | 46 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 |
10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 11 | — | — | 15 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 |
9 | 19 | 41 | 47 | 39 | 26 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 1095 | 1193 | 611 | 95 | 41 | 3 | 157 | 157 | 52 | 183 | 145 | 62 | 41 | 52 | 52 | 155 | 52 | 124 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 70 |
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