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

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
  Thursday, October 1, 2026 1:39 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
10/2
Down SW 5+ early No swell of interest forecast
Weak high pressure is to be just off the mid-Atlantic producing southwest winds at 15-20 kts streaming off the northeast Coast offering nothing.
1 ft or less ---
Saturday
10/3
Up slightly WNW 5+ early Low odds of east swell 1.7 ft @ 11 secs early
More of the same is forecast.
1.5-2.0 ft 100 degrees
Sunday
10/4
Down NE 5+ early No swell of interest forecast
High pressure is to push off the Northeast Coast producing east winds at 15+ kts targeting only the NE Coast.
1 ft or less ---
Monday
10/5
Up slightly N 5+ early Northeast windswell building to 3.4 ft @ 6 secs later
No change forecast.
1.5 ft 30 degrees
Tuesday
10/6
Up some NNE 25 early Northeast windswell 6.9 ft @ 7-8 secs early
A front is to push off the northeast Coast producing east winds at 20-25 kts pushing into the Outer Banks early.
4.5 ft 45 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Holding --- The model suggests perhaps some sort of a low pressure system is to develop along the frontal boundary on Thurs (10/8) off S Carolina producing a tiny area of northeast winds at 20+ kts perhaps getting some traction. --- ---

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