Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Out Front today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Out Front at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
127
125
96
96
71
71
47
45
42
65
21
34
39
64
97
173
193
212
341
129
103
76
82
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
NNW
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
E
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM1.02m
8:57PM1.29m
9:25AM1.01m
9:34PM1.26m
10:05AM0.99m
10:11PM1.23m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.13m
3:46AM0.04m
3:39PM0.15m
4:25AM0.05m
4:17PM0.17m
5:03AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:17
1
Temp °C
16
19
20
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
15
15
14
12
12
14
16
19
13
10
11
9
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
92
127
125
96
96
71
71
47
11
7
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
156
129
103
76
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.5
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
45
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
3
9
18
28
17
42
65
21
34
39
64
97
173
193
212
341
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
3
91
284
261
76
152
62
3
3
131
236
375
507
327
325
327
335
614
615
76
3
3
3
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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