Virginia Marine Forecasts
NWS marine forecasts for 14 coastal waters zones off Virginia, with current wind and seas from the nearest buoy and 3-day charts.
Virginia forecast register
Named coastal zones, current observations and official advisories
| Forecast zoneForecast zone | Wind nowWind now | ConditionsConditions |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA | SE 8 ktSE 8 kt | peak 17 kt Fri 2 PMpeak 17 kt Fri 2 PM |
| Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek | SE 6 ktSE 6 kt | peak 19 kt Fri 11 AMpeak 19 kt Fri 11 AM |
| Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point | S 11 ktS 11 kt | peak 20 kt Fri 11 AMpeak 20 kt Fri 11 AM |
| Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort | S 11 ktS 11 kt | peak 19 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 19 kt Fri 3 PM |
| Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border | SE 8 ktSE 8 kt | peak 17 kt Thu 10 AMpeak 17 kt Thu 10 AM |
| Chincoteague to Parramore Island | SW 10 ktSW 10 kt | peak 19 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 19 kt Fri 3 PM |
| Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light | S 11 ktS 11 kt | peak 17 kt Fri 1 PMpeak 17 kt Fri 1 PM |
| James River from JRB to HRBT | NE 2 ktNE 2 kt | peak 20 kt Fri 2 PMpeak 20 kt Fri 2 PM |
| James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge | SW 3 ktSW 3 kt | peak 19 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 19 kt Fri 3 PM |
| Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point | S 1 ktS 1 kt | peak 13 kt Fri 2 PMpeak 13 kt Fri 2 PM |
| York River | SW 3 ktSW 3 kt | peak 18 kt Fri 2 PMpeak 18 kt Fri 2 PM |
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Virginia marine forecasts: common questions
Is there a small craft advisory off Virginia right now?
No advisory or warning is in force in any of the 14 Virginia marine zones at the moment. Advisories are issued per zone by the National Weather Service and appear at the top of a zone's page as soon as one is posted.
How windy is it on the Virginia coast right now?
Buoys off Virginia are reporting 1 to 11 knots, the strongest at Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point. A knot is 1.15 mph, so 20 knots is about 23 mph. Wind measured offshore is usually stronger than the same wind felt in a harbor.
How rough are the seas off Virginia today?
The highest seas measured right now are 2 ft off Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border, out of the 14 of 14 Virginia zones with a wave-capable buoy nearby. Seas are significant wave height, the average of the highest third of the waves, so individual waves run noticeably higher than the figure.
Who issues the marine forecast for Virginia?
The National Weather Service, from its Wakefield, VA office. Each of the 14 zones on this page gets its own bulletin in a legacy teletype format, reproduced here in full underneath the charts and the live buoy readings.