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Virginia, USAbeach breakbothFaces E36.833°N, 75.966°W

Buoys near Virginia Beach

14 active NOAA stations report within 150 km of Virginia Beach. The closest wave buoy is NDBC 44099 (Cape Henry, VA), 24 km ENE of the break. 6 of them sit upstream in the swell window, so they register an incoming swell before it reaches the sand.

Stations are ranked by how much they tell you about Virginia Beach, not just by distance: a buoy sitting upstream — in the direction the swell comes from (about SE here) — registers a new swell before it reaches the break, so it earns a lead time; a buoy behind an island is marked as shadowed; stale reports rank below fresh ones. Readings are the latest public NOAA observations and refresh hourly.

Bullseye = the break · click a marker to jump to its card · ring = 150 km
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Upstream — in the swell window — these see a new swell before the break does

  • Duck FRF 26m, NC
    NDBC 44100 · Currents · 72 km SSE
    Awaiting live data
    Upstream · sees swell first
    A 13 s swell reaches this buoy ~2 h before the break20 s ~1 h · 17 s ~1 h · 14 s ~2 h · 11 s ~2 h
    Awaiting live data
    • Waves
    • Spectral
    • Forecast
    • Currents
    • Tides
    View buoy →Set alert
  • Duck FRF, NC
    NDBC 44056 · Currents · 74 km SSE
    Awaiting live data
    Upstream · sees swell first
    A 13 s swell reaches this buoy ~2 h before the break20 s ~1 h · 17 s ~1 h · 14 s ~2 h · 11 s ~2 h
    Awaiting live data
    • Waves
    • Spectral
    • Forecast
    • Currents
    • Tides
    View buoy →Set alert
  • Nags Head, NC
    NDBC 44086 · Standard Met · 105 km SSE
    Awaiting live data
    Upstream · sees swell first
    A 13 s swell reaches this buoy ~3 h before the break20 s ~2 h · 17 s ~2 h · 14 s ~3 h · 11 s ~3 h
    Awaiting live data
    • Waves
    • Spectral
    • Tides
    View buoy →Set alert
  • OOI Pioneer
    NDBC 44079 · Climate Research · 125 km SE
    Awaiting live data
    Upstream · sees swell first
    A 13 s swell reaches this buoy ~3 h before the break20 s ~2 h · 17 s ~3 h · 14 s ~3 h · 11 s ~4 h
    Awaiting live data
    • Waves
    • Spectral
    • Tides
    View buoy →Set alert
  • OOI Pioneer
    NDBC 41082 · Standard Met · 124 km SE
    Awaiting live data
    Upstream · sees swell first
    A 13 s swell reaches this buoy ~3 h before the break20 s ~2 h · 17 s ~3 h · 14 s ~3 h · 11 s ~4 h
    Awaiting live data
    • Waves
    • Tides
    View buoy →Set alert
  • Oregon Inlet, NC
    NDBC 44095 · Forecast · 133 km SSE
    Awaiting live data
    Upstream · sees swell first
    A 13 s swell reaches this buoy ~3 h before the break20 s ~2 h · 17 s ~3 h · 14 s ~3 h · 11 s ~4 h
    Awaiting live data
    • Waves
    • Spectral
    • Forecast
    • Tides
    View buoy →Set alert

Reference — the nearest wave buoy — compare it against the forecast

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Lead times use deep-water group velocity (Cg = gT/4π ≈ 2.8 km/h per second of period) projected along the swell direction, at this break's typical period; a buoy under 40 km away reads the same swell the break is receiving. Upstream = within 30° of the swell direction; shadowing is curated per break. Observations: NOAA National Data Buoy Center. Ratings: NOAA GFS-Wave, PierMonkey Rating v3.