42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 EST
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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
4.1° C
(Which is 6.2°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 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (03 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)788877788888888899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206253229223181146146186197176149153153157169162141144147154176113113113
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
0
NNE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
NNW
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
1.15
7:52PM
1.13
8:09AM
1.11
8:31PM
1.14
8:47AM
1.05
9:11PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
-0.17
1:46PM
-0.16
2:02AM
-0.16
2:20PM
-0.15
2:43AM
-0.12
2:55PM
-0.11
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:28------
Sunset----5:59-------6:00-------6:00---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C56891214141514141418171719181716182224232018
Feels °C (?)02571211111311121117141517161514162022211715
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