New Inlet
Northampton County, Virginia, United States37.243, -75.798Beach break · faces E (92°)
Spot guide
New Inlet is an E-facing beach break in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. It picks up swell from NE to S, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 42% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the W: light winds or W breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while E onshores chop it up.
- Break
- Beach
- Faces
- E (92°)
- Best swell
- NE to SE (52°–133°), 9 s or longer
- Best wind
- SW to NW offshore, or glassy
- Best surf height
- 3–6 ft at the beach
- Swell window
- NE to S (39° to 171.5°)
- Offshore wind
- W
- Tide
- NOAA station 8631542
- Wave buoy
- Cape Henry, VA (147) · 37 km away
- Cams
- None yet
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