Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDT
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
25
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
10
SSW
10
W
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
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)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
3
3
10
4
10
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
11
15
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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