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Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA
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Virginia Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Virginia Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSE 4 | |
69 | 51 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 34 | 55 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 42 | 26 | 42 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.02m | 11:31AM0.80m | 11:49PM0.97m | 12:16PM0.78m | 00:34AM0.93m | 1:06PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.15m | 5:27PM0.22m | 6:17AM0.17m | 6:18PM0.26m | 7:06AM0.18m | 7:15PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | E 14 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | — | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | SE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
69 | 51 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 55 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 35 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | 11 | 7 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1264 | 1151 | 1076 | 696 | 1143 | 1143 | 10 | 0 | 134 | 10 | 255 | 255 | 142 | 169 | 4 | 172 | 4 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 180 | 357 | 374 | 387 |
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