Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 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
14.3° 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 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
11
11
14
14
14
20
31
32
26
16
20
20
23
25
26
27
45
60
58
58
65
70
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
10
W
15
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
WNW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:01PM1.16m
5:24AM1.09m
5:55PM1.27m
6:21AM1.13m
6:45PM1.37m
7:15AM1.17m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.14m
11:57AM0.04m
00:43AM0.05m
12:45PM-0.01m
1:36AM-0.03m
1:35PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
13
12
16
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
15
9
8
9
8
8
10
12
10
9
10
12
15
13
8
6
11
7
8
5
6
4
4
5
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
21
20
11
10
10
9
9
4
4
4
4
10
20
20
23
25
26
27
45
60
58
58
65
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
20
20
20
10
4
10
10
10
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
1
10
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
5
9
14
14
14
19
31
32
26
16
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
5
4
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
2
2
Distance (km)
611
511
507
641
641
643
611
611
611
611
95
3
3
219
243
41
123
215
156
51
41
144
52
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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