QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - US Mid Atlantic Coast - North Carolina to Virginia Beach
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast
Updated:
Friday, July 31, 2026 3:20 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
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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 |
Saturday
8/1 |
Down |
SW 5+ early |
No swell of interest forecast
A weak pressure and wind pattern is forecast offering nothing. |
1 ft or less |
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Sunday
8/2 |
Up some |
S 15+ early |
Southeast windswell building to 5.5 ft @ 7 secs later
South to southwest winds to build at 15-20 kts over the SE Coast trying to get traction. |
3.5 ft |
170 degrees |
Monday
8/3 |
Down some |
S 20+ early |
South windswell 5.2 ft @ 6-7 secs early at exposed breaks
Southwest winds to continue at 15-20 kts over the US East Coast trying to get traction for the Outer Banks and the NE Coast. |
3.0 ft |
180 degrees |
Tuesday
8/4 |
Down more |
S 15 early |
Southeast windswell fading from 3.6 ft @ 6-7 secs early
South winds are to be fading from 15 over the Outer Banks getting a little more traction. |
2.0 ft |
170 degrees |
Wednesday
8/5 |
Down |
S 15 early |
No swell of interest forecast
The Bermuda High is to be a bit off the Outer Banks producing east-southeast winds at 10-15 kts pushing into the SE Coast perhaps getting some minimal traction. |
1 ft or less |
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Extended
Outlook |
Down |
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The models suggest the Bermuda High is to be holding, still weak, pushing over the Outer Banks Thurs-Fri (8/7) offering no swell producing fetch. |
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Surf Height Animation: US East Coast - Cape Hatteras - New Jersey
Wind Animations: US East Coast - Cape Hatteras
Local Model: Surf - Wind
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