42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
51
39
37
23
22
54
44
22
44
41
49
68
32
17
60
46
39
39
39
28
42
2
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM1.20m
00:32AM1.00m
1:11PM1.23m
1:23AM0.94m
2:10PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.04m
6:46PM0.19m
6:47AM0.05m
7:44PM0.20m
7:39AM0.06m
8:52PM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
24
24
25
25
24
25
31
31
29
27
25
24
24
27
31
33
30
27
Feels °C
30
31
30
30
28
25
25
27
27
25
27
32
30
30
28
25
25
25
28
32
33
30
28
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