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Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
651 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach
Light NC out 60 nautical miles

ANZ631-092315-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
651 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt early this
morning. Waves 1 foot.
TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves
1 foot.
SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain in the evening, then rain after midnight.
SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Rain.
SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft, subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after
midnight. Showers.
MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot.
TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek

Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek to Cape Henry including the CBBT

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
651 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach
Light NC out 60 nautical miles

ANZ634-092315-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
651 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt this morning.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds.
TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt late. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain after midnight.
SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds.
Rain.
SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Showers.
MON...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming W in
the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

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Cape Charles Light VA to NC VA Border

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
651 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach
Light NC out 60 nautical miles

ANZ656-092315-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out 20 NM-
651 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt until late
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, increasing
to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds,
becoming E 6 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening,
then rain after midnight.
SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds.
Rain.
SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at
8 seconds. Showers.
MON...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft.
TUE...NW winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming W in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.
TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.

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Albemarle Sound

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
307 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2019

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM...
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor National
Marine Sanctuary

AMZ130-050630-
Albemarle Sound-
307 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2019

TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.
SAT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers.
SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers.

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Pamlico Sound

Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
232 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 60 NM,
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary

AMZ135-091945-
Pamlico Sound-
232 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE. Waves 1 ft or less.
TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
in the evening.
MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
MON NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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Offshore Oregon Inlet

Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
232 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 60 NM,
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary

AMZ152-091945-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
232 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds, becoming E
7 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at
3 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a
chance of tstms after midnight.
SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 10 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
5 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. A chance of tstms in the morning.
MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
TUE NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Source: NWS