Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM (ANZ656) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM (ANZ656)
Issued by: National Weather Service Wakefield, VA
Last Update: 244 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026


Through 7 Pm: W winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Rain likely.

Tonight: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of rain early in the evening.

Mon: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Mon Night: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.

Tue: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds.

Tue Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.

Wed: E winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Wed Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

Thu: W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

Thu Night: SE winds 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.







Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM (ANZ656)

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