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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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Out Front today?
The current surf forecast for Out Front at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Out Front. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | |
10 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 66 | 77 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.08m | 1:31PM0.91m | 1:35AM1.06m | 2:20PM0.93m | 2:27AM1.05m | 3:12PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.20m | 7:18PM0.32m | 8:24AM0.21m | 8:33PM0.33m | 9:24AM0.20m | 9:49PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
8 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 17 | E 17 | SE 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | SE 13 | E 16 |
— | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 66 | 77 | 55 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 19 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 134 | 131 | 222 | 222 | 284 | 284 | 243 | 243 | 124 | 85 | 483 | 615 | 490 | 2742 | 127 | 70 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 267 | 490 | 490 |
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