42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.4° C
1.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (10 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
5 AM
8 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
7
8
8
8
20
14
8
8
12
11
8
24
27
41
76
148
186
257
316
303
239
203
Wind (km/h)
15
W
0
E
15
SE
25
WNW
5
N
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
25
N
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:40PM1.29m
5:03AM0.89m
5:41PM1.35m
6:08AM0.94m
6:43PM1.40m
7:13AM1.00m
Low Tide
10:03AM-0.02m
11:18PM0.06m
11:03AM-0.04m
00:23AM0.00m
12:06PM-0.07m
1:25AM-0.07m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
Temp °C
28
31
31
28
28
27
26
25
27
30
31
27
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
29
33
30
27
31
28
26
25
28
32
34
25
26
27
25
24
23
22
22
21
20
21
22
21
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