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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

12NM S Chincoteague VA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:WNW wind 8 to 11 kt becoming NW 18 to 23 kt. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. A slight chance of snow between 7pm and 1am. Widespread freezing spray after 1am. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft.

      ⇑NW 23kt
      Waves Building3ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday

      Thursday:NW wind 20 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 4pm, then Widespread freezing spray after 5pm. Mostly sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

      NW 22kt
      3ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:NW wind 15 to 17 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 7pm, then Widespread freezing spray after 10pm. Partly cloudy. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

      NW 17kt
      2-3ft

    • Friday

      Friday:NNW wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 9 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Widespread freezing spray before 1pm. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

      NNW 15kt⇓
      2ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:N wind 9 to 12 kt increasing to 15 to 18 kt after midnight. A chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Widespread freezing spray after 9pm. Seas around 2 ft.

      ⇑N 18kt
      2ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:NNE wind 19 to 22 kt increasing to 22 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Widespread freezing spray before noon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft.

      ⇑NNE 25kt
      Waves Building5ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:NNE wind 31 to 34 kt increasing to 37 to 40 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Snow. Widespread freezing spray after 2am. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft.

      ⇑NNE 40kt
      Waves Building10ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:NNW wind 37 to 42 kt, with gusts as high as 55 kt. Snow likely. Widespread freezing spray. Seas around 11 ft.

      NNW 42kt
      11ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:NW wind 32 to 35 kt decreasing to 28 to 31 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 kt. Widespread freezing spray after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft.

      NW 35kt⇓
      11ftWaves Subsiding


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:20 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH

Tonight
WNW wind 8 to 11 kt becoming NW 18 to 23 kt. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. A slight chance of snow between 7pm and 1am. Widespread freezing spray after 1am. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft.
Thursday
NW wind 20 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 4pm, then Widespread freezing spray after 5pm. Mostly sunny. Seas around 3 ft.
Thursday Night
NW wind 15 to 17 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 7pm, then Widespread freezing spray after 10pm. Partly cloudy. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Friday
NNW wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 9 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Widespread freezing spray before 1pm. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday Night
N wind 9 to 12 kt increasing to 15 to 18 kt after midnight. A chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Widespread freezing spray after 9pm. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday
NNE wind 19 to 22 kt increasing to 22 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Widespread freezing spray before noon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft.
Saturday Night
NNE wind 31 to 34 kt increasing to 37 to 40 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Snow. Widespread freezing spray after 2am. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft.
Sunday
NNW wind 37 to 42 kt, with gusts as high as 55 kt. Snow likely. Widespread freezing spray. Seas around 11 ft.
Sunday Night
NW wind 32 to 35 kt decreasing to 28 to 31 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 kt. Widespread freezing spray after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Seas 11 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: 37.76°N 75.31°W
Last Update: 3:20 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026
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