Smith Island Beach

Virginia, United States

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.5 m) at 5 s going to WSW, moderate cross-shore wind going to SW

Swell

0.5 m

WSW

5 s

Wind

15 km/h

SW

Cross-shore

Tide

1.5 m

Falling

Weather

25 °C

Clear

26 °C water

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

W

18 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 21 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

W

17 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Clear · 20 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

WSW

20 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 20 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

11 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

0.6 m

Clear · 20 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

14 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

0.5 m

Clear · 20 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

12 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

0.5 m

Clear · 19 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

15 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

0.5 m

Clear · 19 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

13 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Clear · 19 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

WSW

12 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1 m

Partly cloudy · 21 °C

9 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

WSW

14 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 22 °C

10 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 5 s

WSW

15 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.5 m

Mostly clear · 23 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

WSW

16 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Clear · 24 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

WSW

15 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Clear · 25 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

WSW

15 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

WSW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 26 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

WSW

16 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Clear · 26 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

WSW

17 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Clear · 26 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

17 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

0.6 m

Clear · 25 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

16 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

0.5 m

Clear · 24 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

14 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

0.5 m

Overcast · 24 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

13 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

0.6 m

Clear · 22 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 5 s

WSW

11 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

0.8 m

Clear · 21 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 5 s

WSW

13 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

1 m

Overcast · 21 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 5 s

WSW

12 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 20 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 5 s

WSW

13 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

1.3 m

Clear · 20 °C

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