Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 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
5.9° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
E
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)7766666611334445555555677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)944444332257151927282418213671126186209
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
1.09
12:17AM
1.05
12:24PM
1.00
1:05AM
1.03
1:13PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.02
6:08PM
-0.05
6:28AM
0.09
6:55PM
0.02
7:27AM
0.15
7:47PM
0.08
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:16-----
Sunset----4:58-------4:59-------5:00---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C98788888891114161819171615141315161516
Feels °C (?)54355543347101214161516151291091011
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