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

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
  Sunday, March 15, 2026 3:40 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
Monday
3/16
Up some S 25+ early South windswell 9.4 ft @ 8 secs later
High pressure is to build off the Northeast Coast with low pressure over the Great Lakes producing a broad fetch of south winds at 25 kts along the Southeast Coast building to 35 kts later and impacting the Outer Banks getting traction.
6.5 ft 175 degrees
Tuesday
3/17
Down some NW 15+ early

Southeast windswell from previous fetch 4.0 ft @ 8-9 secs later
A front is to push off the US East Coast with southeast fetch from the previous day fading out with no swell production potential forecast.

3.0 ft 125 degrees
Wednesday
3/18
Down some N 15 early Southeast windswell from previous fetch 3.4 ft @ 8-9 secs early
The front is to stall and fade off the Southeast Coast producing a generalized fetch of northeast winds at 10-15 kts perhaps getting a little traction.
2.5 ft 135 degrees
Thursday
3/19
Down some NE 15 early Background windswell 3.0 ft @ 9 secs
More of the same is forecast with northeast winds 15-20 kts off the mid-Atlantic Coast associated with a stalled front there perhaps getting more traction.
2.0-2.5 ft 125 degrees
Friday
3/20
Up slightly NNE 1-5 early

Background easterly windswell 3.3 ft @ 9 secs later
No change is forecast.

2.5 ft 100 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Down some --- The models suggest a new weak low pressure system is to develop off the Northeast Coast on Sat-Sun (3/22) producing northeast winds at 30 kts perhaps getting traction beyond. --- ---

Surf Height Animation: US East Coast - Cape Hatteras - New Jersey
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