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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

8NM SE Cape Charles Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Overnight

      Overnight:NNW wind 20 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.

      NNW 23kt
      3ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday

      Thursday:NW wind 18 to 21 kt decreasing to 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Widespread freezing spray before 11am. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

      NW 21kt⇓
      3-4ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:NW wind 14 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

      NW 16kt
      3ft

    • Friday

      Friday:N wind 9 to 14 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

      N 14kt
      2-3ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:NNE wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. A chance of snow. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

      ⇑NNE 20kt
      2-3ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:NNE wind 22 to 25 kt increasing to 27 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 kt. Snow. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft.

      ⇑NNE 30kt
      Waves Building6ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:N wind 33 to 36 kt increasing to 38 to 41 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Snow. Widespread freezing spray after 4am. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft.

      ⇑N 41kt
      Waves Building10ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:NNW wind 38 to 43 kt, with gusts as high as 55 kt. Snow likely. Widespread freezing spray before 1pm. Seas around 10 ft.

      NNW 43kt
      10ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:NW wind 33 to 36 kt decreasing to 27 to 30 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 8 ft.

      NW 36kt⇓
      10ftWaves Subsiding


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:03 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am EST Jan 29, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


Overnight
NNW wind 20 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.
Thursday
NW wind 18 to 21 kt decreasing to 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Widespread freezing spray before 11am. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thursday Night
NW wind 14 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.
Friday
N wind 9 to 14 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Friday Night
NNE wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. A chance of snow. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday
NNE wind 22 to 25 kt increasing to 27 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 kt. Snow. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft.
Saturday Night
N wind 33 to 36 kt increasing to 38 to 41 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Snow. Widespread freezing spray after 4am. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft.
Sunday
NNW wind 38 to 43 kt, with gusts as high as 55 kt. Snow likely. Widespread freezing spray before 1pm. Seas around 10 ft.
Sunday Night
NW wind 33 to 36 kt decreasing to 27 to 30 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 10 ft subsiding 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: 37.03°N 75.81°W
Last Update: 9:03 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am EST Jan 29, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026
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