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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

5NM WNW Rappahannock Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Today

      Today:WNW wind 15 to 20 kt. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

      WNW 20kt
      2-3ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Tonight

      Tonight:W wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 9 to 12 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

      W 15kt⇓
      1-2ft

    • Friday

      Friday:W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow after 1pm. Waves around 1 ft.

      W 7kt⇓
      1ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

      ⇑WSW 7kt
      1ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:WSW wind 6 to 8 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

      WSW 8kt
      1ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:WSW wind 7 to 11 kt becoming NNW after midnight. A chance of rain after 1am. Waves around 1 ft.

      NW 11kt
      1ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:NNW wind 16 to 21 kt increasing to 22 to 27 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 kt. Snow likely before 1pm. Waves 2 ft building to 4 ft.

      ⇑NNW 27kt
      Waves Building4ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:NW wind 26 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves around 5 ft.

      NW 30kt
      5ft

    • Monday

      Monday:NW wind 19 to 24 kt decreasing to 14 to 19 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Waves 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

      NW 24kt⇓
      5ftWaves Subsiding


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:02 am EST Dec 11, 2025
Forecast Valid: 10am EST Dec 11, 2025-6pm EST Dec 17, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Today
WNW wind 15 to 20 kt. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight
W wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 9 to 12 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Friday
W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow after 1pm. Waves around 1 ft.
Friday Night
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.
Saturday
WSW wind 6 to 8 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.
Saturday Night
WSW wind 7 to 11 kt becoming NNW after midnight. A chance of rain after 1am. Waves around 1 ft.
Sunday
NNW wind 16 to 21 kt increasing to 22 to 27 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 kt. Snow likely before 1pm. Waves 2 ft building to 4 ft.
Sunday Night
NW wind 26 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves around 5 ft.
Monday
NW wind 19 to 24 kt decreasing to 14 to 19 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Waves 5 ft subsiding to 2 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: 37.56°N 76.14°W
Last Update: 4:02 am EST Dec 11, 2025
Forecast Valid: 10am EST Dec 11, 2025-6pm EST Dec 17, 2025
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