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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - US Mid Atlantic Coast - North Carolina to Virginia Beach 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Friday, May 15, 2026 4:42 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 Saturday 5/16 Down SW 10 early Southeast windswell 2.1 ft @ 8 secs A weak pressure and wind pattern is forecast locally with west winds 15-20 kts pushing off the Northeast Coast later offering nothing. 1.5 ft 140 degrees Sunday 5/17 Down SW 10+ early No swell of interest forecast A weak pressure and wind pattern is forecast offering nothing. Southwest winds at 20 kts are to be off the Northeast Coast. 1 ft or less --- Monday 5/18 Up slightly WSW 5+ early No swell of interest forecast A generalized pattern of east to southeast winds are to start setting up at 15 kts building north of Haiti and the Bahamas trying to get traction. The Bermuda High is to start developing in earnest. 1 ft or less --- Tuesday 5/19 Up some SW 5+ early Low odds of east windswell 2.2 ft @ 8-9 secs later The southeasterly windflow is to building in coverage and density off the Bahamas improving odds for southeasterly windswell production. 1.5-2.0 ft 125 degrees Wednesday 5/20 Down some SW 5+ early Low odds of east windswell 2.3 ft @ 8-9 secs early The southeasterly windflow is to weaken some off the Bahamas, but still producing limited windswell. 1.5 ft 130 degrees Extended Outlook Down --- The Bermuda High is to be well set up but displaced to the east not getting as much if any traction as compared to day previous. Summer is coming. --- --- Surf Height Animation: US East Coast - Cape Hatteras - New Jersey Wind Animations: US East Coast - Cape Hatteras Local Model: Surf - Wind 1196

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