Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Out Front today?

The current surf forecast for Out Front at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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 afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
90
135
146
143
130
96
94
94
92
67
65
64
63
43
42
41
40
26
26
26
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
NNW
15
NW
20
W
10
NW
10
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
10
SW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM1.12m
8:11PM1.33m
8:29AM1.11m
8:47PM1.33m
9:08AM1.08m
9:23PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.02m
2:12PM0.03m
2:47AM0.00m
2:50PM0.05m
3:28AM0.00m
3:28PM0.08m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
2
4
4
4
1
Temp °C
15
13
16
18
19
16
12
10
9
9
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
14
9
13
13
16
13
6
4
4
4
8
9
8
7
6
7
9
8
8
7
6
4
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
92
90
135
146
143
130
96
94
94
92
67
65
64
63
43
42
8
40
26
26
26
26
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
12
7
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
41
5
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
1
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
5
9
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
95
3
3
3
51
133
52
62
124
3
121
133
226
250
62
3
62
62
62
157
41
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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