Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
693 FZUS51 KAKQ 150850 SRFAKQ Surf Zone Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA Issued by National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 450 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 MDZ025-152015- Maryland Beaches- Including the beaches of Ocean City Beaches and Assateague 450 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................Around 1 foot. UV Index**..................High. Water Temperature...........Lower 70s. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the upper 70s. Winds.......................North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Tides... Ocean City Fishing Pier..Low at 10:02 AM EDT. High at 04:44 PM EDT. Remarks.....................None. .FRIDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate. Surf Height.................2 to 3 feet. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................South winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... WARNING:Cannot find Tide File for Ocean City Fishing Pier /localapps/runtime/tides/SRF/oc.txt Please check the tideFiles set up in the Site Definition file!!!. Remarks.....................None. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Surf height 2 to 6 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Surf height 2 to 6 feet. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .REMARKS FOR EXTENDED...Surf Heights greater than 4 feet typically result in dangerous breaking waves in the surf zone and potentially a Moderate to High Rip Risk. && Rip Current Risk Category * Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however, life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. * Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. * High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. ** The beach forecast graphic can be found at weather.gov/beach/akq. $$ VAZ099-100-152015- Accomack-Northampton- Including the beaches of Chincoteague, Wallops Island, and Barrier Islands Between Cape Charles and Parramore 450 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................Around 1 foot. UV Index**..................Very High. Water Temperature...........Lower 70s. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the upper 70s. Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Tides... Wachapreague.............Low at 10:50 AM EDT. High at 05:49 PM EDT. Remarks.....................None. .FRIDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate. Surf Height.................2 to 3 feet. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............Around 80. Winds.......................South winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... WARNING:Cannot find Tide File for Wachapreague /localapps/runtime/tides/SRF/wach.txt Please check the tideFiles set up in the Site Definition file!!!. Remarks.....................None. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Surf height 3 to 4 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .REMARKS FOR EXTENDED...Surf Heights greater than 4 feet typically result in dangerous breaking waves in the surf zone and potentially a Moderate to High Rip Risk. && Rip Current Risk Category * Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however, life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. * Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. * High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. ** The beach forecast graphic can be found at weather.gov/beach/akq. $$ VAZ098-152015- Virginia Beach- Including the beaches of Virginia Beach and Sandbridge 450 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................Around 1 foot. UV Index**..................Very High. Water Temperature...........Lower 70s. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tides... Virginia Beach...........Low at 11:00 AM EDT. High at 05:39 PM EDT. Remarks.....................None. .FRIDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate. Surf Height.................2 to 3 feet. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Tides... WARNING:Cannot find Tide File for Virginia Beach /localapps/runtime/tides/SRF/vb.txt Please check the tideFiles set up in the Site Definition file!!!. Remarks.....................None. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Surf height 3 to 4 feet. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .REMARKS FOR EXTENDED...Surf Heights greater than 4 feet typically result in dangerous breaking waves in the surf zone and potentially a Moderate to High Rip Risk. && Rip Current Risk Category * Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however, life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. * Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. * High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. ** The beach forecast graphic can be found at weather.gov/beach/akq. $$ NCZ102-152015- Outer Banks Currituck- Including the beaches of Currituck County Beaches 450 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................Around 1 foot. UV Index**..................Very High. Water Temperature...........Mid 70s. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................North winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tides... Duck.....................Low at 10:44 AM EDT. High at 05:24 PM EDT. Remarks.....................None. .FRIDAY... Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate. Surf Height.................Around 3 feet. Weather.....................Sunny. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tides... WARNING:Cannot find Tide File for Duck /localapps/runtime/tides/SRF/duck.txt Please check the tideFiles set up in the Site Definition file!!!. Remarks.....................None. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Surf height 2 to 4 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Surf height 3 to 4 feet. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .REMARKS FOR EXTENDED...Surf Heights greater than 4 feet typically result in dangerous breaking waves in the surf zone and potentially a Moderate to High Rip Risk. && Rip Current Risk Category * Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however, life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. * Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. * High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. ** The beach forecast graphic can be found at weather.gov/beach/akq. $$