District-of-Columbia Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

District-of-Columbia wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the District-of-Columbia region.

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	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Fri
	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 District-of-Columbia	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Coastguards Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Flies Long Island NY	Democrat Point Robert Moses Long Island NY	Coastguards Long Island NY	North Bar Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Georgica (East Hampton) Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 ENE	1.3 E	0.8 E	1.3 ESE	1.6 SE	2.0 SE	2.5 SE	3.0 SE	2.0 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 ESE	1.0 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.6 ESE	0.7 E	1.4 ENE
Period(s)	5	5	5	5	7	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	7	8	8	5	6
Energy	84	118	58	110	258	519	981	1328	620	253	224	206	168	116	102	66	63	67	46	92	54	132
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:37PM 0.80		1:54AM 0.81		2:41PM 0.81	2:58AM 0.75		3:42PM 0.83	3:09AM 1.23		4:12PM 0.97	4:05AM 1.19		5:31PM 0.87		5:21AM 0.88	6:19PM 0.89		6:07AM 0.87	7:01PM 0.90		7:18AM 0.65
Low Tide / height (m)		7:15PM 0.11		8:15AM 0.05		8:38PM 0.14	9:12AM 0.08		9:11PM 0.23	10:02AM 0.09		10:09PM 0.20	10:24AM 0.09		11:41PM 0.12	11:04AM 0.16		12:25AM 0.10	11:40AM 0.15		1:03AM 0.09	12:30PM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	10	12	14	1	5	12	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	11	12	11	12	10	10	10	11	14	15	13	17	18	15	18	22	25	19	18	14	14	14
Low °C	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	11	13	14	12	16	17	15	16	17	22	15	16	14	11	13
Chill °C (?)	7	9	8	9	6	6	6	7	13	15	12	17	18	14	18	22	25	19	18	12	12	13
Sunrise	5:24	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:18
Sunset	-	8:05	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:09	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	2.0 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 ESE	1.0 SE	0.7 SSW	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	6	6	6	13	13	-	-	-	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	6	6	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SE	0.6 S	-	0.5 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.2 S
Period (s)	9	13	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	-	8	8	8	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 ENE	1.3 E	0.8 E	1.3 ESE	1.6 SE	2.0 SE	2.5 SE	3.0 SE	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	0.6 ESE	0.7 E	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	7	8	8	9	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	8	5	6

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	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in District-of-Columbia	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY
Rating	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.8 E	0.9 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 SE	1.6 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	2.0 SE	2.1 SE	2.4 SE	2.5 SE	3.0 SE
Period(s)	9	9	9	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	9	8	8	9
Energy	41	41	36	72	84	104	118	94	82	58	59	63	110	168	258	357	416	519	664	825	981	1270
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	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 Tide / height (m)		12:51AM 0.89				1:37PM 0.80				1:54AM 0.81					2:41PM 0.81				2:58AM 0.75
Low Tide / height (m)				7:14AM 0.02				7:15PM 0.11					8:15AM 0.05				8:38PM 0.14				9:12AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2	2	4	5	7	9
Temp. °C	14	14	13	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	10	11
Chill °C (?)	14	13	10	7	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	6	6	5	4	4	6	4	6	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	6	10	13	13	10	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	10	13	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.8 E	0.9 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 SE	1.6 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	2.0 SE	2.1 SE	2.4 SE	2.5 SE	3.0 SE
Period (s)	-	-	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	9	8	8	9

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Best forecast wave conditions in District-of-Columbia	Flies Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Ditch Plains Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Gilgo Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY
Rating	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 S	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E
Period(s)	6	6	9	9	9	9	8	6	9	9	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Energy	64	50	41	41	41	41	41	42	36	41	54	72	73	86	84	84	104	104	106	115	118	113
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					12:51AM 0.89													1:37PM 0.80
Low Tide / height (m)												7:14AM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	12	10	8	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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