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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

5NM SSW Chesapeake Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

      NW 8kt⇓
      2ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 8 to 13 kt in the morning. Increasing clouds. Seas around 2 ft.

      ⇑S 13kt
      2ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:SSW wind around 14 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

      SSW 14kt
      3ft

    • Thursday

      Thursday:WSW wind 10 to 13 kt decreasing to 7 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

      WSW 13kt⇓
      2-3ft

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:WSW wind around 7 kt becoming NW after midnight. A slight chance of rain after 1am. Seas around 2 ft.

      WSW 7kt
      2ft

    • Friday

      Friday:N wind 9 to 11 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

      N 11kt
      2-3ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:N wind 12 to 17 kt increasing to 21 to 26 kt. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft.

      ⇑N 26kt
      Waves Building5ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:N wind 22 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Snow. Seas around 6 ft.

      N 25kt
      6ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:NE wind 24 to 27 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Snow before 1am, then rain and snow. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft.

      NE 27kt
      Waves Building8ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:12 pm EST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm EST Jan 20, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


Tonight
NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 8 to 13 kt in the morning. Increasing clouds. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday Night
SSW wind around 14 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.
Thursday
WSW wind 10 to 13 kt decreasing to 7 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thursday Night
WSW wind around 7 kt becoming NW after midnight. A slight chance of rain after 1am. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday
N wind 9 to 11 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Friday Night
N wind 12 to 17 kt increasing to 21 to 26 kt. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft.
Saturday
N wind 22 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Snow. Seas around 6 ft.
Saturday Night
NE wind 24 to 27 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Snow before 1am, then rain and snow. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft.

*Notices:

  1. This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
  2. The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.
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Point Forecast: 36.82°N 75.77°W
Last Update: 6:12 pm EST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm EST Jan 20, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026
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