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 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 SSE 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 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
17
19
14
14
7
8
8
8
8
14
11
8
8
7
7
13
14
28
48
66
95
126
135
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
E
15
SE
10
SSE
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:59AM0.87m
4:40PM1.29m
5:03AM0.89m
5:41PM1.35m
6:08AM0.94m
6:43PM1.40m
Low Tide
10:03AM-0.02m
11:18PM0.06m
11:03AM-0.04m
00:23AM0.00m
12:06PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
28
26
25
28
31
31
31
29
27
25
25
27
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
26
25
29
33
31
32
29
27
24
25
28
31
30
26
28
27
27
25
23
22
23
22
23
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