QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - US Mid Atlantic Coast - North Carolina to Virginia Beach
5 Day Surf Forecast
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
Forecast Updated:
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:39 PM
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
Wednesday
7/1
Holding
SW 10-15
Low pressure and associated Cold front will remain stalled near the region. SW flow will remain intact. Seas linger around 3ft.
1-2ft
200 degrees
Thursday 7/2
Up
SW 10-15+
SW flow freshens a bit and some modest SW wind swell looks to build up to about 6ft at 7s late.
2-3ft+
200 degrees
Friday
7/3
Down
Vrble 5-10
SW wind swell fades a bit down to about 4ft at 7s by dark. Front should press just to the S and winds may go more W and then N.
1-3ft
200 degrees
Saturday
7/4
Down
SW 10+
Seas linger around 3ft at 6s for the day. SW flow should return as the Front pushes back N of the region.
1-2ft+
200 degrees
Sunday 7/5
Up
SW-> W 10-15+
Front should finally press to the S late and wind will go W afterwards. Seas come up from the SW late just before the frontal passage. Seas 5-6ft at 6s.
2-3ft
210 degrees
Extended
Outlook
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Minor SW wind swell will linger into early week. Will update as needed and as more official guidance becomes available.
