
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | 24 | 22 | 62 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 29 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM0.94m | 2:10PM1.24m | 2:27AM0.91m | 3:19PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.20m | 7:39AM0.06m | 8:52PM0.20m | 8:40AM0.08m | 10:01PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
68 | 24 | 22 | 62 | 51 | 1 | — | 38 | 29 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 25 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1143 | 4 | 1360 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 87 | 6 | 1143 | 433 | 804 | 380 | 202 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 421 | 433 | 408 |
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