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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - US Mid Atlantic Coast - North Carolina to Virginia Beach 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Thursday, January 22, 2026 2:00 PM 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 Mid-Atlantic Surf Forecast Covering exposed breaks from S. Carolina Virginia Beach Day Trend Wind (kts) Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) Waves (Set wave max face height) Swell Direction Friday 1/23 Holding N 10 early Southeast windswell holding at 2.9 ft @ 9-10 secs steady A weak pressure and wind pattern is forecast offering no swell production potential. 2.0 ft 115 degrees Saturday 1/24 Down slightly NNE 30 early Northeast windswell fading from 7.5 ft @ 8 secs early A new front and northeast winds are to build pushing into the Outer Banks at 25+ kts generating swell. 5.5 ft 35 degrees Sunday 1/25 Down some ENE 25 early East windswell rebuilding to 6.5 ft @ 7 secs early A low pressure system is to build embedded in the front lifting north over the Outer Banks producing southeast winds at 30 kts targeting Cape Hatteras well. 4.0 ft 80 degrees Monday 1/26 Down some WNW 25 early Southwest windswell 6.5 ft @ 7 secs early at exposed south facing breaks The previous days low is to bloom off the Northeast Coast producing south-southwest winds at 30-35 kts along the mid-Atlantic Coast producing windswell. 4.0 ft 210 degrees Tuesday 1/27 Down some NNW 20+ early North windswell 5.2 ft @ 8 secs early High pressure is to be building inland over the Southeast Coast producing north winds sweeping down the mid-Atlantic Coast at 30 kts before sunrise getting traction. 3.5 ft 005 degrees Extended Outlook Down --- The models suggest weak high pressure is to set up off the Southeast Coast on Wed (1/28) producing a slack wind pattern up into the Outer Banks offering no swell production potential. --- --- Surf Height Animation: US East Coast - Cape Hatteras - New Jersey Wind Animations: US East Coast - Cape Hatteras Local Model: Surf - Wind 806

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