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

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
  Tuesday, March 3, 2026 11:24 AM

Next Forecat Update: Thurs 3/12

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
Wednesday
3/4
Down slightly W 5+ early Southeast windswell 4.5 ft @ 8 secs
East winds at 15 kts are to continue impacting the Bahamas well possibly producing more southeasterly sideband windswell.
3.0 ft 110 degrees
Thursday
3/5
Down slowly SW 10 early Southeast windswell from previous fetch fading slowly from 3.8 ft @ 9 secs early
The Bermuda High is to set up producing a fetch of east winds at 15 kts targeting mainly Florida and nothing at the Outer Banks.
3.0 ft 115 degrees
Friday
3/6
Down slowly SW 5+ early Southeast windswell from previous fetch fading from 3.2 ft @ 9-10 secs early
More of the same is forecast but with the high pressure system and fetch fading producing east winds at 15 kts off the Southeast Coast targeting mostly Florida.
2.5 ft 115 degrees
Saturday
3/7
Down some SW 5+ early Southeast windswell 2.6 ft @ 9 secs early
The Bermuda High is to build some continuing to producing a fetch of east winds at 15 kts targeting up into almost North Florida producing limited sideband windswell up into the Outer Banks with luck.
2.0 ft 115 degrees
Sunday
3/8
Down SW 15+ early No swell of interest forecast
No change forecast.
1 ft or less ---
Extended
Outlook
Holding --- The Bermuda High is to persist through Wed (3/11) producing east winds at 15 kts impacting the Bahamas up into Central Fla but likely not offering anything for the Outer Banks. --- ---

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