Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
12.0° 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 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
9
4
4
5
5
10
26
69
96
131
181
229
363
131
108
335
562
623
589
450
385
376
376
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
SE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
NW
30
N
35
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM1.05m
3:21AM1.14m
4:08PM1.09m
4:24AM1.12m
5:08PM1.14m
5:24AM1.11m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.09m
9:33PM0.19m
10:25AM0.08m
10:41PM0.16m
11:19AM0.05m
11:39PM0.12m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:09
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7:45
7:45
7:46
7:46
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
15
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
19
11
10
9
8
10
10
8
8
9
9
8
11
10
12
7
3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
8
159
131
108
37
12
7
14
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
19
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
4
9
4
4
1
1
7
18
17
15
5
3
7
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
37
34
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
0.6
NNE
3
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
1
5
5
10
26
69
96
131
181
229
363
7
335
562
623
589
450
385
376
376
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1077
254
1116
1051
254
254
254
428
254
1143
578
640
616
121
41
104
290
375
507
616
1048
351
351
1248
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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