42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
21.3°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
N
5
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
437
766
560
422
467
306
587
260
171
106
106
54
51
37
67
62
62
47
37
35
26
22
14
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM1.45m
8:59PM1.18m
9:22AM1.42m
9:36PM1.13m
10:01AM1.38m
10:17PM1.07m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.09m
3:06PM0.13m
2:59AM0.12m
3:45PM0.17m
3:34AM0.17m
4:26PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:32
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6:31
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6:30
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 mm
3
1
2
12
3
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
23
24
24
22
20
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
24
24
24
20
17
14
14
13
14
14
17
19
19
19
19
20
23
21
19
19
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