42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 EDT
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42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)999998888899985558888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262626252514242323232526252328141312121212122322
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
5
SW
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
1.23
7:23AM
1.09
7:44PM
1.33
8:09AM
1.10
8:30PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
-0.04
1:22AM
-0.08
1:26PM
-0.10
2:10AM
-0.14
2:10PM
-0.14
2:56AM
-0.16
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--7:37-------7:38-------7:38-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242830292623212024293028232220192224232121202019
Feels °C (?)222729272420181721262725201918182223201920202019
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