42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.3° 

42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
31
31
17
9
9
9
6
25
19
36
17
15
26
28
47
45
44
31
24
23
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM1.24m
2:27AM0.91m
3:19PM1.27m
3:42AM0.90m
4:26PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.06m
8:52PM0.20m
8:40AM0.08m
10:01PM0.18m
9:46AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
28
31
32
31
27
26
25
25
28
31
32
31
28
25
24
23
27
32
34
32
27
Feels °C
27
27
30
32
32
32
28
27
26
27
30
33
33
32
28
25
25
23
27
32
34
33
27
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