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Surf Forecast - US Mid Atlantic Coast - North Carolina to Virginia Beach

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
  Sunday, September 20, 2026 2:27 PM

Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead
Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North

Mid-Atlantic Surf Forecast
Covering exposed breaks from S. Carolina Virginia Beach
Day Trend Wind
(kts)
Details
(Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)
Waves
(Set wave max face height)
Swell Direction
Monday
9/21
Up slightly SE 1-5 early Northeast windswell holds at 2.3 ft @ 7 secs
High pressure is to start rebuilding over the NE Coast later producing northeast winds at 20 kts impacting only the NE Coast.
1.5 ft 80 degrees
Tuesday
9/22
Down ENE 5+ early No swell of interest forecast
The same pattern is to build with low pressure setting up south of the high producing 30 kts east winds impacting the NE Coast later.
1 ft or less ---
Wednesday
9/23
Up some NNE 10+ early Northeast swell building to 6.2 ft @ 10 secs later
The low pressure system is to build producing northeast winds at 30-35 kts targeting the mid-Atlantic well.
5.5 ft 50 degrees
Thursday
9/24
UP NE 20+ early Northeast swell building to 9.4 ft @ 12 secs later
Low pressure is to build off the mid-Atlantic later producing north winds at 40-45 kts getting more traction on the oceans surface.
10 ft 65 degrees
Friday
9/25
Down some N 20+ early Northeast swell from previous fetch fading from 9.1 ft @ 12-13 secs early
The low is to start lifting north over New York later in the day with all fetch getting cut off no long offering swell production.
10.0 ft 55 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Down some --- The model suggest the low is to rebuild off Virginia Sun-Mon (9/28) producing 30-35 kts east and northeast winds targeting only the NE and mid-Atlantic Coasts. --- ---

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