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 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
10
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.8
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
363
461
471
159
391
157
235
176
181
191
231
208
139
152
159
180
179
121
137
140
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
0
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:56PM1.19m
7:23AM1.44m
7:42PM1.20m
8:07AM1.51m
8:26PM1.19m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.15m
1:01AM0.06m
1:47PM0.08m
1:44AM0.02m
2:32PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
8
9
12
13
15
14
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