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

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
  Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:16 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
9/18
Down some SW 10+ early Northeast windswell from previous fetch fading from 1.9 ft @ 8 secs early
A weak pressure and wind pattern is forecast offering no swell production potential.
1.5 ft 75 degrees
Saturday
9/19
Down NE 5+ early No swell of interest forecast
High pressure is to weakly build off the NE Coast generating east winds at 15-20 kts pushing into the Outer Banks later.
1 ft or less ---
Sunday
9/20
Down ESE 10+ early Northeast windswell from previous fetch building to 4.0 ft @ 7-8 secs mid-day
Previous fetch is to fade out with a weak pressure pattern taking hold.
2.5 ft 75 degrees
Monday
9/21
Down SSE 5+ early Northeast windswell fades from 3.2 ft @ 7-8 secs early
High pressure is to start rebuilding over the NE Coast later with a tiny low south of it producing east winds at 20 kts impacting only the NE Coast.
2.0 ft 80 degrees
Tuesday
9/22
Down SE 1-5 early Northeast windswell fading from 2.0 ft @ 7-8 secs early
The same pattern is to build producing 30 kts east winds impacting the NE Coast later.
1.0 ft 80 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A broad low pressure system is to start building well off the Outer Banks on Thurs (9/24) producing northeast winds at 30-35 kts targeting the mid-Atlantic and NE Coast and with 20 kt northeast winds pushing south into North Florida perhaps offering hope beyond. --- ---

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