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Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort

Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
359 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 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

ANZ632-182030-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
359 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.THROUGH 7 AM...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog
in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4
ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Showers likely.
SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely in the evening.
MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
around 3 ft.
TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming W.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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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
359 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 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

ANZ634-182030-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
359 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.THROUGH 7 AM...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, building to around
2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1
foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3
NM.
SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4
ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S
2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely.
SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. Showers likely in the evening.
MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
around 3 ft.
TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming W.
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
359 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 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

ANZ656-182030-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 NM-
359 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.THROUGH 7 AM...SE winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers.
SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
7 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming N 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Showers in the evening.
MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2
to 3 ft.
WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas around 2 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

Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
358 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 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

AMZ135-182100-
Pamlico Sound-
358 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late.
Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon.
TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers.
MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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Offshore Oregon Inlet

Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
358 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 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

AMZ152-182100-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
358 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 12 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at
6 seconds and N 4 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers,
mainly in the evening.
MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Source: NWS