Surf Forecast Mid-Atlantic (STORMSURF)

Surf Forecasts and Marine Weather - No Hype - Just the Facts!
El Nino - The Shocking Truth Behind the Models! - Watch the Video HERE (4/12/26)
Buoys | Buoy Forecast | Bulletins | Models: Wave - Weather - Surf - Altimetry - Snow | Pacific Forecast | QuikCAST | El Nino | Tutorials | Great Circles | Video

Google

Stormsurf Mobile App

Create Your Own Surf Forecast
Swell Calculator
Swell Decay Tables
Sea Height Tables
Swell Category Table
Convert from GMT:
 
 to timezone:

---

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

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
  Thursday, April 16, 2026 3:33 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
4/17
Down SW 15+

No swell of interest forecast
A weak pressure and wind pattern is forecast offering no swell production potential

1 ft or less ---
Saturday
4/18
Down W 1-5 early No swell of interest forecast
No change forecast.
1 ft or less ---
Sunday
4/19
Up slightly SW 20+

North windswell building to 6.5 ft @ 6 secs later
Low pressure and a front is to develop over the mid-Atlantic Coast later producing north winds at 30 kts later.

3.0 ft 05 degrees
Monday
4/20
Down some NNW 15 early Northeast windswell 4.2 ft @ 7 secs early
The previous days front is to slide south over Florida producing northeast winds at 15-20 kts along the Outer Banks getting traction and producing windswell.
2.5 ft 35 degrees
Tuesday
4/21
Down more NE 5 early

Northeast windswell from previous fetch fading from 3.0 ft @ 7 secs early
The front is to stall over Florida but with a weak wind pattern over the Outer Banks offering nothing.

2.0 ft 55 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some maybe --- The previous days front is to stall over Florida still producing east winds at 20 kts into Thurs (4/23) there then with low pressure starting to build south of it later Thurs (4/23) potentially offering something beyond. Something to monitor. --- ---

Surf Height Animation: US East Coast - Cape Hatteras - New Jersey
Wind Animations:
US East Coast - Cape Hatteras
Local Model: Surf - Wind

904

.
Contact | About | Disclaimer | Privacy
Advertise/Content | Links
Visit Mark Sponsler on Facebook Visit Stormsurf on Instagram Visit Stormsurf on YouTube
Copyright © 2026 STORMSURF - All Rights Reserved
This page cannot be duplicated, reused or framed in another window without express written permission.
But links are always welcome.
Buoys | Buoy Forecast | Bulletins | Models: Wave - Weather - Surf - Altimetry - Snow | Pacific Forecast | QuikCAST | El Nino | Tutorials | Great Circles | Calculator