42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 EDT
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42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
7.6° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
1.7
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)899999999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)588808823471186226141121121121124130133130106908886848484848486
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
45
S
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.96
7:13AM
1.10
7:31PM
1.07
7:54AM
1.12
8:12PM
1.17
8:34AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
-0.02
1:25PM
-0.05
1:43AM
-0.09
2:02PM
-0.11
2:27AM
-0.14
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:09--
Sunset7:10-------7:12-------7:13-------
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
421---------------------
Temp. °C161810521247842211222344456
Feels °C (?)11110-6-7-8-5-111-5-6-5-6-5-3-4-4-301122
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