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Buoy 44099 · Cape Henry, VA (147) · 15 mi

Virginia Beach Surf Call

Rideable

Direction is in the window. Wind is cross-shore at 10 mph. Gusts 12.

Breaks 3–3.5 ft · sets about 4 ft

Boogie Worth it · Enough shorebreak for a bodyboard.

Wind SSW 10 mph gust 12 · cross · CHYV2 5:42 AM EST · Chesapeake Bay Bridge, 8 min old

Beach about 60°F · Fullsuit

Rudee Inlet NOAA

3.4 ft Falling · low in 4h 41m

Surf forecast

Buoy sea

Surf

Thursday

DAWN (BEFORE 6:00 AM)

5 AM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 9.1 s ESE · SSW 10 mph gust 12 · cross · CHYV2 5:42 AM EST · Chesapeake Bay Bridge, 8 min old · Rideable

Morning (6:00 to 11:59 AM)

6 AM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 9.1 s ESE · SSW 10 mph · Rideable

7 AM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 9.1 s ESE · S 10 mph · Rideable

8 AM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 8.9 s ESE · S 10 mph · Rideable

9 AM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 8.8 s ESE · S 12 mph · Rideable

10 AM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 8.7 s SE · S 13 mph · Rideable

11 AM · 2.5–3 ft (sets about 3.5 ft) · 7.2 s SE · S 14 mph · Rideable

Midday (12:00 to 3:59 PM)

12 PM · 2.5–3 ft (sets about 3.5 ft) · 6.7 s SE · S 14 mph · Junky

1 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 5.3 s SE · S 15 mph · Junky

2 PM · 2.5–3 ft (sets about 3.5 ft) · 8.2 s SE · S 16 mph · Rideable

3 PM · 3.5–4 ft (sets about 4.5 ft) · 7.3 s SE · S 16 mph · Rideable

Late (4:00 PM to sunset)

4 PM · 3.5–4 ft (sets about 4.5 ft) · 6.3 s SE · S 16 mph · Junky

5 PM · 3.5–4 ft (sets about 4.5 ft) · 6.3 s SE · S 16 mph · Junky

6 PM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 4.7 s SSE · S 15 mph · Junky

Friday

DAWN (BEFORE 6:00 AM)

5 AM · 1.5–2 ft (sets about 2 ft) · 4.8 s SSE · S 12 mph · Junky

Morning (6:00 to 11:59 AM)

6 AM · 1.5–2 ft (sets about 2 ft) · 4.8 s SSE · S 12 mph · Junky

7 AM · 2.5–3 ft (sets about 3 ft) · 6.8 s SE · S 12 mph · Junky

8 AM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 3.5 ft) · 6.8 s SE · S 12 mph · Junky

9 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 5.8 s SSE · S 13 mph · Junky

10 AM · 1.5–2 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 4.5 s SSE · S 13 mph · Junky

11 AM · 2.5–3 ft (sets about 3 ft) · 4.3 s SSE · S 13 mph · Junky

Midday (12:00 to 3:59 PM)

12 PM · 2.5–3 ft (sets about 3.5 ft) · 4.3 s SSE · S 13 mph · Junky

1 PM · 2.5–3 ft (sets about 3.5 ft) · 4.5 s SSE · S 13 mph · Junky

2 PM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 3.5 ft) · 4.7 s SSE · S 13 mph · Junky

3 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 3 ft) · 8.8 s ESE · SW 13 mph · Rideable

Late (4:00 PM to sunset)

4 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 3 ft) · 8.9 s ESE · S 12 mph · Rideable

5 PM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 5.2 s SSE · SW 10 mph · Rideable

Buoy data

Height

3.6ft

Hs

Period

9sec

Decent

Dir

SE

From 124°

Water

64°F

Buoy

Spectral split

Swell

1.0ft

10.5s ESE

Wind wave

3.6ft

9.1s ESE

Energy 0.5 kW/m Weak

Steepness Average

Last few readings

3.3

11:26p

3.3

11:56p

3.6

12:26a

3.3

12:56a

3.6

1:26a

3.6

1:56a

3.6

2:26a

3.9

2:56a

3.6

3:26a

3.6

3:56a

3.9

4:26a

3.6

4:56a

Beach. Pier and jetty peaks. Crowds on a clean east swell.

Window. East swell, west wind.

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