Virginia Surf

Detailed Virginia surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Virginia. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Virginia. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Virginia over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Virginia and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Virginia Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Virginia Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Virginia coastline are also listed below.

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	Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Out Front Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	81st Street Virginia
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	1.0 SSE	0.9 S	0.4 ESE	1.1 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.4 ESE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 SSE	0.5 SE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.0 S	0.8 SSE	0.5 ENE
Period(s)	8	4	4	9	5	5	8	5	5	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	4	5	6	6	6	7
Energy	51	73	66	42	82	66	55	101	102	110	150	137	93	64	53	35	52	73	67	90	63	51
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	10:31AM 1.01		10:55PM 1.34	11:31AM 1.00		11:52PM 1.26	12:29PM 0.99		12:48AM 1.16	1:31PM 0.99		1:48AM 1.05		2:42PM 1.00	2:57AM 1.13		3:51PM 1.04	4:06AM 0.91		5:50PM 0.49		5:32AM 0.75
Low Tide / height (m)		4:24PM -0.08		5:32AM -0.09	5:28PM -0.02		6:30AM -0.05	6:34PM 0.04		7:27AM -0.01	7:42PM 0.09		8:26AM 0.02		9:12PM 0.20	9:23AM 0.04		10:04PM 0.13	10:13AM 0.05		12:33AM 0.07	11:13AM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	1	1	1	-	-	6	6	3	3	-	1	5	1
High °C	27	31	26	26	30	25	23	15	14	14	15	18	21	21	15	19	21	22	25	23	23	21
Low °C	22	30	20	21	30	20	21	14	13	14	15	15	18	20	14	18	19	21	21	22	21	21
Chill °C (?)	27	31	26	26	30	25	23	13	12	12	13	18	21	21	14	19	21	22	25	23	23	21
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 SE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	1.0 S	0.8 SSE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	8	8	8	9	9	5	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.5 SE	0.6 SE	0.4 SE	0.1 SE	0.4 NE	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 E
Period (s)	13	14	16	15	15	9	8	14	14	14	13	8	8	8	10	6	8	12	12	7	7	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 S	1.0 SSE	0.9 S	0.6 S	1.1 SSE	0.4 SW	-	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 ENE	-	-	-	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	-	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.8 SSE	-	0.4 NE	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	5	4	-	5	5	6	-	-	-	4	6	-	4	5	6	-	3	7

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	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia
Rating	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.6 S	0.8 SSE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.7 SE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	4	5	4	4	8	9	9	9	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	8	5	5
Energy	57	52	51	52	73	81	74	66	58	37	42	46	82	84	211	66	51	55	55	82	101	128
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			10:31AM 1.01				10:55PM 1.34					11:31AM 1.00				11:52PM 1.26				12:29PM 0.99
Low Tide / height (m)	4:32AM -0.13				4:24PM -0.08					5:32AM -0.09				5:28PM -0.02				6:30AM -0.05				6:34PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1
Temp. °C	22	22	27	30	31	26	23	21	20	21	26	30	30	25	22	21	20	21	23	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	22	22	27	30	31	26	23	21	20	21	26	30	30	25	22	21	20	21	23	13	12	12
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 SE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	5	6	6	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	14	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	9	8	8	8	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.6 S	0.4 SW	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE
Period (s)	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	4	-	-	-	3	5	5

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	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia
Rating	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.9 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 S	0.9 SSE
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
Energy	58	57	57	52	52	52	52	52	51	49	49	52	60	67	73	82	78	81	78	78	74	67
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									10:31AM 1.01												10:55PM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)			4:32AM -0.13												4:24PM -0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	25	27	28	29	30	30	30	31	30	28	26	24	23	23	22
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	25	27	28	29	30	30	30	31	30	28	26	24	23	23	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 S	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4

Virginia Surf Breaks

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Virginia holds an array of surf spots, the sad thing is most are on the dotted islands along the coastline which are only accessible by boat. Far in the south the coast is open and can receive a good blast of surf. Regardless of this most Virginia surfers still tend to head south to North Carolina. Virginia beach is a developed seaside resort so doesn't attract the more hardcore surfers. Mainly beach breaks. Quite a contrast in water temperature through the year with Winter needing a winter wetsuit and for summer, boardshorts being the chosen attire.

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