QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - US Mid Atlantic Coast - North Carolina to Virginia Beach
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast
Updated:
Saturday, April 26, 2008 4:53 PM
GMT
Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead
Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North
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Mid-Atlantic Surf Forecast
Covering Exposed Breaks from Cape Hatteras NC to Virginia Beach
(and breaks south of Cape Hatteras as time permits) |
| Day |
Trend |
Wind
(kts) |
Details
(Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) |
Waves
(Set wave max face height) |
Swell Direction |
Sunday
4/27 |
Down |
WSW 10+ |
Minor SW wind swell ahead of the next cold front. Seas 3-4ft at 5-6s. Winds may go NE later if the front pushes through the region late in the day, but it may stall to the W. |
1ft+ |
220 degrees |
Monday
4/28 |
Up |
SW 10-15+ |
Cold front looks to stall just to the W of the coast so SW wind swell should continue to build in. Seas 6-7ft at 6s. |
1-3ft |
210 degrees |
Tuesday
4/29 |
Up |
NW 10-15 |
SW wind swell should peak early ahead of the front at around 9-10ft at 8s. Also some ENE groundswell will fill in at around 4ft at 12-13s. Unfortunately winds look NW so only S facers will really be clean. |
3-4ft+ |
210/80 degrees |
Wednesday
4/30 |
Down |
Vrble 5-10 |
Fading ENE groundswell and weak local wind swell will keep seas around 4ft at 11-12s. |
1-3ft |
80 degrees |
Thursday
5/1 |
Down barely |
SW 10-15 |
Basically weak background swells at 3ft or less, but SW winds will keep E facers clean. |
1-2ft |
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Extended
Outlook |
- - |
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Nothing in particular looking into early May. Will update as needed and as more official guidance becomes available. |
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Forecaster: Tim K.
Surf Height Animation: Cape Hatteras - New Jersey
Wind Animations: US East Coast |
