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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

12NM S Chincoteague VA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:ENE wind 19 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 5 ft.

      ENE 23kt
      5ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Friday

      Friday:E wind around 17 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

      E 17kt
      4-5ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:E wind around 16 kt. A slight chance of showers after 2am. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

      E 16kt
      4-5ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:E wind 17 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

      ⇑E 23kt
      5-6ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:ENE wind 29 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 39 kt. Showers. Seas 7 ft building to 9 ft.

      ENE 31kt
      Waves Building9ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:NE wind 36 to 38 kt, with gusts as high as 48 kt. Showers. Seas 12 ft building to 15 ft.

      NE 38kt
      Waves Building15ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:NNE wind 39 to 42 kt becoming NNW 36 to 39 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 13 ft.

      NNE 42kt⇓
      15ftWaves Subsiding

    • Columbus Day

      Columbus Day:NW wind 30 to 34 kt, with gusts as high as 43 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 9 ft.

      NW 34kt
      11ftWaves Subsiding

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:NNW wind 28 to 31 kt decreasing to 25 to 28 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 9 ft.

      NNW 31kt⇓
      9ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:04 pm EDT Oct 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 7pm EDT Oct 9, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 16, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

Tonight
ENE wind 19 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 5 ft.
Friday
E wind around 17 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Friday Night
E wind around 16 kt. A slight chance of showers after 2am. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Saturday
E wind 17 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Saturday Night
ENE wind 29 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 39 kt. Showers. Seas 7 ft building to 9 ft.
Sunday
NE wind 36 to 38 kt, with gusts as high as 48 kt. Showers. Seas 12 ft building to 15 ft.
Sunday Night
NNE wind 39 to 42 kt becoming NNW 36 to 39 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 13 ft.
Columbus Day
NW wind 30 to 34 kt, with gusts as high as 43 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 9 ft.
Monday Night
NNW wind 28 to 31 kt decreasing to 25 to 28 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 9 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: 7:04 pm EDT Oct 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 7pm EDT Oct 9, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 16, 2025
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