Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Virginia Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29AM0.89m | 6:51PM1.12m | 7:11AM0.96m | 7:30PM1.15m | 7:51AM1.03m | 8:09PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.22m | 12:24PM0.20m | 1:09AM0.16m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:46AM0.11m | 1:54PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 6 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 15 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 |
— | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 800 | 537 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 537 | 560 | 1135 | 1135 | 415 | 743 | 744 | 4 | 12 | 1135 | 769 | 916 | 337 |
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