
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.29m | 5:46AM1.23m | 6:06PM1.28m | 6:39AM1.32m | 6:57PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.22m | 11:33PM0.17m | 11:53AM0.19m | 00:24AM0.13m | 12:53PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 2 |
47 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1083 | 310 | 1084 | 968 | 487 | 487 | 979 | 968 | 976 | 260 | 381 | 251 | 251 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 87 | 155 | 174 | 174 |
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