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Little Island Pier Surf Report, Virginia Beach, VA

Little Island Pier, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.9 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 13 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 62°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.5 ft at 7:27 pm.

Poor to Fair

2 ft

knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the west-northwest at 13 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces west-southwest.NSWE
first light 6:08 amrating through the daylast light 5:26 pm
Swell
1.9 ft · 11 s · ESE
Wind
13 mph (WNW), gusts 20cross-shore
Tide
0.9 ft risinghigh 3.5 ft at 7:27 pm
Water
62°F3/2
Air
64°Ffeels like 55°F
Sun
rise 6:35 amset 4:59 pm

Little Island Pier surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Little Island Pier: 11 am, Fair, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Little Island Pier today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460352–3 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p☀ 6:35 am4:59 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Little Island Pier tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460352–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Little Island Pier: 3 pm, Fair, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftFair11 mph offshore (W), gusts 184.1 ft
7 am2 ftFair9 mph offshore (W), gusts 164.3 ft
8 am2–3 ftFair10 mph offshore (W), gusts 164.2 ft
9 am2–3 ftFair11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 173.6 ft
10 am2–3 ftFair12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 192.8 ft
11 am2–3 ftFair13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 201.8 ft
12 pm2 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 201.0 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 200.5 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 210.5 ft
3 pmnow2–3 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 200.9 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 181.6 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor to Fair10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 162.5 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoorcalm3.9 ft
7 am2 ftPoorcalm4.4 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoorcalm4.5 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor4 mph offshore (SW)4.2 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor6 mph offshore (SSW)3.6 ft
11 am2 ftPoor8 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 132.7 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 151.8 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (SW), gusts 171.1 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor to Fair11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 170.8 ft
3 pm2 ftFair10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 170.8 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 151.3 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor8 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 142.0 ft

Little Island Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Little Island Pier arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every minute, with about 31 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
Lulls
about 31 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
Breaking
14% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Little Island Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Little Island Pier: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.

Little Island Pier surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 141–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–2Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Little Island Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Little Island Pier 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftFair1.9 ft · 11 s · ESE10 mph offshore (W), gusts 1614 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2111 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftFair1.6 ft · 11 s · ESEcalm11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 173 pm
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor1.5 ft · 10 s · E6 mph onshore (NNE)8 mph onshore (ENE)6 am
Thu, Nov 121 ftPoor1.0 ft · 10 s · E7 mph cross-shore (S)9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 168 am
Fri, Nov 130–1 ftPoor1.3 ft · 4 s · NW15 mph offshore (W), gusts 2317 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 255 pm
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor3.1 ft · 4 s · NW20 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2921 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 311 pm
Sun, Nov 151 ftPoor3.5 ft · 5 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2414 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2310 am
Mon, Nov 161 ftPoor2.8 ft · 4 s · N13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2112 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 217 am
Tue, Nov 171–2 ftPoor—14 mph cross-shore (N)15 mph cross-shore (N)10 am
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—10 mph cross-shore (NNE)12 mph cross-shore (NNE)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Little Island Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Little Island Pier tide chart and tide times

Tides at Little Island Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.3 ft at 12:41 am, high 4.3 ft at 7:08 am, low 0.5 ft at 1:32 pm and high 3.5 ft at 7:27 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.9 ft and rising.

Tide height at Little Island Pier, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1135Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.9 ft, risingLow 0.3 ft12:41 amHigh 4.3 ft7:08 amLow 0.5 ft1:32 pmHigh 3.5 ft7:27 pmLow 0.7 ft1:21 amHigh 4.5 ft7:48 amLow 0.7 ft2:19 pmHigh 3.4 ft8:07 pmLow 0.8 ft1:58 amHigh 4.5 ft8:25 amLow 1.0 ft2:54 pmHigh 3.7 ft8:45 pmLow 1.3 ft2:36 am
Tide height at Little Island Pier, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Little Island Pier tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.3 ft at 12:41 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:08 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:32 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:27 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.7 ft at 1:21 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:48 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:19 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 8:07 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.8 ft at 1:58 amHigh 4.5 ft at 8:25 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:54 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:45 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 1.3 ft at 2:36 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:05 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:37 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:19 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 1.6 ft at 3:23 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:42 amLow 1.5 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.3 ft at 4:12 amHigh 4.0 ft at 10:25 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:12 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 10:52 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 1.0 ft at 4:58 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:14 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:58 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 11:47 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 1.0 ft at 5:51 amHigh 3.4 ft at 12:03 pmLow 0.8 ft at 6:47 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.8 ft at 12:45 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:48 amHigh 3.3 ft at 12:54 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Little Island Pier water temperature

The water temperature at Little Island Pier is about 62°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 55°F and a 13 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 62°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 62 degrees, 3/2; 60 to 62 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood62°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Little Island Pier

Spots near Little Island Pier with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Little Island PierSandbridge BeachDam NeckCamp PendletonCroatanCroatan Jetty1st Street Jetty

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About Little Island Pier

Little Island Pier is a pier in Virginia Beach County, Virginia, facing east-northeast. Also called Little Island Park and Sandbridge Pier.

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