
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.15m | 10:16PM1.32m | 10:53AM1.17m | 11:07PM1.23m | 11:46AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM-0.14m | 3:58PM-0.08m | 4:44AM-0.12m | 4:58PM-0.01m | 5:34AM-0.08m | 5:58PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 |
6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 |
12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | S 3 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 4 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
5 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 87 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 565 | 565 | 1280 | 1156 | 1138 | 477 | 189 | 1684 | 1226 | 1226 | 2320 | 1226 | 1263 | 1191 | 1066 | 1154 | 1059 | 1081 | 2899 | 2471 | 220 | 129 | 10 |
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