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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	Mon	Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	North End Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Croatan Virginia
Rating	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.8 SSE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.9 S	0.6 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period(s)	6	6	7	7	7	7	4	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	6	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	86	43	41	49	39	43	42	25	41	43	61	48	71	76	53	119	53	70	41	36	34	45
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:16AM 0.91		4:48PM 1.08		5:07AM 0.96	5:43PM 1.16		6:02AM 0.98	6:31PM 1.30		6:59AM 1.00	7:23PM 1.39	8:02PM 1.12	9:18AM 0.50		9:34PM 0.62	8:42AM 1.03		9:04PM 1.44	9:34AM 1.03		9:55PM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)	10:12PM 0.16	10:23AM 0.06		11:05PM 0.09	11:11AM 0.00		12:04AM 0.01	12:02PM -0.05		1:03AM -0.07	12:57PM -0.11		2:14AM -0.07			4:39AM -0.06		4:35PM -0.03	3:36AM -0.16		3:28PM -0.13	4:27AM -0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	16	15	19	20	18	13	16	15	14	19	17	18	28	23	23	25	24	26	29	25
Low °C	11	12	15	14	15	19	15	13	16	12	12	16	16	16	25	19	20	24	22	22	26	21
Chill °C (?)	12	13	16	14	19	20	17	11	15	14	12	19	17	17	28	23	23	25	24	26	29	25
Sunrise	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:05	-	-	8:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 E	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.9 S	0.6 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 ESE	0.7 S
Period (s)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	6	8	8	8	8	8	4
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.3 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.4 SE	0.3 NNW	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.6 SE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	11	8	11	11	10	10	10	7	7	13	7	4	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 NNW	-	0.5 SE	-	0.7 SE	0.8 SSE	0.9 NNW	0.5 N	1.0 NNW	0.8 NW	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.6 S	1.1 S	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-
Period (s)	-	3	-	3	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	2	3	6	3	-	-	-	3	-

	Monday 11			Tuesday 12								Wednesday 13								Thursday 14
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia
Rating	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SE	0.5 SE
Period(s)	6	6	5	5	7	11	6	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	4	4	5	5
Energy	145	123	60	50	72	72	43	36	41	42	46	49	46	52	39	33	43	35	40	42	36	32
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	3:55PM 0.97				4:13AM 0.94	5:35AM 0.44			4:48PM 1.08					5:07AM 0.96				5:38PM 1.19				6:02AM 0.98
Low Tide / height (m)				12:10AM 0.10			10:26AM 0.04					11:05PM 0.09				11:11AM 0.00				12:07AM -0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	12	11	11	11	12	10	14	16	15	14	14	15	15	15	19	20	19	18	17	16	15	13
Chill °C (?)	10	9	11	10	11	8	13	16	14	13	13	14	14	14	19	20	18	17	16	16	14	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56
Sunset	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:01	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.2 E	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.6 SE	0.5 SE
Period (s)	8	12	5	5	7	5	6	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	12	8	8	8	11	8	8	8	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.3 NNW	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSW	-	0.5 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.4 SW	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	6	6	-	-	-	5	3	-	-	2	3	3	3	2	-	3	4	4	4	4	3	3

	Monday 11									Tuesday 12
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia
Rating	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 NNE	1.4 NE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	1.3 NE	0.8 NE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE
Period(s)	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5
Energy	167	155	94	93	135	78	115	113	113	113	86	86	80	70	72	61	52	49	47	46	43	42
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		3:55PM 0.97		5:18PM 0.44											4:13AM 0.94
Low Tide / height (m)									10:08PM 0.16												10:23AM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	9	9	11	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	15
Chill °C (?)	9	9	6	6	9	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.2 E	0.4 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	12	8	12	12	12	12	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 E	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	6	12	6	6	8	12	8	14	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 NNE	1.4 NE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	1.3 NE	0.8 NE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW
Period (s)	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2	3	3	3

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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