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Surf Forecast - US Mid Atlantic Coast - North Carolina to Virginia Beach

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
  Thursday, April 23, 2026 2:29 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
4/24
Down some W 15 early

Low odds of south windswell building to 4.2 ft @ 6 secs later at exposed breaks
The previous days low is to be tracking east fast well off the Northeast Coast producing southwest winds at 15-20 kts perhaps getting traction.

2.0 ft 220 degrees
Saturday
4/25
Down SW 15+ early No swell of interest forecast
A generally weak pressure and wind pattern is forecast offering no swell production potential.
1 ft or less ---
Sunday
4/26
Down NNE 10+ early

North windswell 5.5 ft @ 6-7 secs later
A small low pressure system is to be just off the mid-Atlantic producing northeast winds at 25 kts perhaps getting traction.

3.0 ft 20 degrees
Monday
4/27
Up some early NNE 20+ early Northeast windswell 6.9 ft @ 9-10 secs early
The previous days low is to be tracking slowly east still producing northeast winds at 20-25 kts perhaps getting traction and pushing swell towards the Outer Banks.
5.5 ft 45 degrees
Tuesday
4/28
Down some NE 15+ early

Northeast windswell fading from 4.8 ft @ 9 secs early
The previous days low is to continue tracking east off the Northeast Coast producing northeast winds at 20-25 kts perhaps generating more swell.

4.0 ft 65 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Down slow --- Swell from previous fetch slow fading on Wed (4/29). Otherwise a weak pressure and wind pattern is forecast offering no swell production potential. --- ---

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