Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm (ANZ656) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm (ANZ656)
Issued by: National Weather Service Wakefield, VA
Last Update: 949 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026




Overnight: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers late this evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms.

Sun: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers until late afternoon.

Sun Night: NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

Mon: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming N 2 ft at 5 seconds.

Mon Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds.

Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds.

Tue Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Wed: SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon.

Wed Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the evening.

Thu: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon.

Thu Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening.

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.







Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm (ANZ656)

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