HIGH SURF ADVISORY
HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED OCTOBER 18 AT 5:36AM EDT UNTIL OCTOBER 21 AT 7:00AM EDT
Effective: 2026-10-18 05:36:00 Expires: 2026-10-21 07:00:00 Issued by: NWS Wakefield VA
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO13 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, ONE TO TWO FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE IN LOW- LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS.

* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, MARYLAND BEACHES COUNTY. IN VIRGINIA, ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES.

* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED. LOW LYING PROPERTY INCLUDING HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAY BE INUNDATED. SOME SHORELINE EROSION MAY OCCUR. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
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