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 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.7° C
1.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
14
16
70
130
188
164
170
153
153
132
113
109
89
71
54
52
40
31
45
36
36
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08AM0.94m
6:43PM1.40m
7:13AM1.00m
7:41PM1.43m
8:11AM1.06m
8:34PM1.43m
Low Tide
12:06PM-0.07m
1:25AM-0.07m
1:11PM-0.10m
2:17AM-0.12m
2:09PM-0.12m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
23
Feels °C
30
27
26
25
26
23
23
23
24
23
23
22
24
24
25
24
25
24
24
26
26
24
24
23
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