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Out Front surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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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
6.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Out Front today?

The current surf forecast for Out Front at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)8798888888899109988898888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)241820183029292028313451402724141716232317171718
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
NNE
10
ESE
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
1.19
7:50PM
0.96
8:02AM
1.20
8:27PM
0.98
8:38AM
1.19
9:04PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.02
2:11PM
-0.06
2:09AM
-0.01
2:50PM
-0.09
2:51AM
-0.02
3:27PM
-0.11
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset----5:07-------5:08-------5:09---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1224--------------------
Temp. °C66641-1-2-2-2-212440-3-5-6-5-2-10-2-3
Feels °C (?)433-2-7-10-11-10-9-8-7-8-5-5-8-11-12-12-10-10-9-7-9-9
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