
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 43 | 46 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 59 | 71 | 71 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 54 | 54 | 80 | 90 | 44 | 50 | 73 | 64 | 43 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.02m | 2:56PM1.29m | 3:41AM1.06m | 4:10PM1.28m | 4:48AM1.14m | 5:11PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.25m | 9:41PM0.25m | 9:42AM0.25m | 10:40PM0.21m | 10:49AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
24 | 30 | 43 | 46 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 59 | 71 | 8 | 61 | 53 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 43 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 13 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 10 | — | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | E 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — |
1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NE 7 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 71 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 54 | 54 | 80 | 90 | 44 | 50 | 73 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 168 | 189 | 317 | 284 | 348 | 177 | 348 | 348 | 487 | 2218 | 310 | 487 | 487 | 487 |
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