42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 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
11.9° 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 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.8
N
0.5
SE
0.6
NNE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)777777555757777777744556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141137127121104656055272718111414141414151524314796165
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
NW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNE
10
SE
25
S
20
SSW
10
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.91
10:53PM
1.11
11:14AM
0.87
11:34PM
1.06
11:55AM
0.83
12:15AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
0.09
5:18AM
0.10
5:09PM
0.15
6:01AM
0.15
5:53PM
0.20
6:46AM
0.19
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset--7:29-------7:30-------7:30-----
clear
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--673-------------------
Temp. °C2226191613121088912111212121091111119976
Feels °C (?)18211614863126857884234422-1-2
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