Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1553 | 1186 | 910 | 673 | 664 | 494 | 416 | 340 | 267 | 200 | 170 | 73 | 71 | 46 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.28m | 8:34AM1.42m | 8:50PM1.26m | 9:14AM1.47m | 9:32PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.13m | 2:16AM0.07m | 2:50PM0.10m | 2:53AM0.05m | 3:34PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1553 | 1186 | 910 | 673 | 664 | 494 | 416 | 340 | 267 | 200 | 170 | 73 | 71 | 46 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | N 4 | ESE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | E 16 | S 6 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 152 | 157 | 152 | 126 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 251 | 260 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 178 | 178 | 271 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 155 | 168 |
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