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Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
850 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 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

ANZ631-241315-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
850 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

OVERNIGHT....NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. A slight chance of rain early
this evening.
THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
late morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 5 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft.
THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft.
SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the morning.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.

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Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
850 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 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

ANZ632-241315-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
850 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

OVERNIGHT....NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves
6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. A slight chance of rain.
THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 6 to
7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft.
THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft.
FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 5 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft.
SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the morning.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
MON NIGHT...N winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
1 foot.

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Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek to Cape Henry including the CBBT

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
850 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 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

ANZ634-241315-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
850 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

OVERNIGHT....NE winds 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 7 to
10 ft, occasionally to 12 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 10 seconds
and N 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 7 to
9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 12 seconds
and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers late.
THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves
6 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at
12 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening.
FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 6 to 7 ft, occasionally to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 13 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds.
FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at
12 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds.
SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 5 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and
E 5 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 5 ft, occasionally
to 6 ft.
SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the morning.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.

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Cape Charles Light VA to NC VA Border

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
850 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 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

ANZ656-241315-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out 20 NM-
850 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

OVERNIGHT....NE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft, occasionally to 20 ft. Wave Detail: NE 14 ft at 10
seconds. A slight chance of rain.
THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft, occasionally to 20 ft. Wave Detail: NE 14 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers late.
THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft, occasionally to 19 ft. Wave Detail: NE 13 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft, occasionally to 17 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at
13 seconds.
FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, occasionally
to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 12 seconds.
SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft, occasionally to 15 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft,
occasionally to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at
12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 8 ft at
12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, occasionally
to 12 ft.
SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to
9 ft.
SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally
to 7 ft.
MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas around
3 ft.
MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 3 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

Offshore Oregon Inlet

Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
802 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 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

AMZ152-241315-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
802 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NE 15 ft at 12 seconds and NE 3 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers this evening. A slight chance of
tstms. Showers likely after midnight.
THU...NE winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 12 to
16 ft. Wave Detail: E 16 ft at 13 seconds and NE 3 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NE 16 ft at 13 seconds and NE 3 ft at
5 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.
FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft. Wave Detail: NE 15 ft at 14 seconds and N 3 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers.
FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NE 13 ft at 14 seconds and N 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 13 seconds and N 3 ft at
4 seconds.
SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to
6 ft in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Source: NWS