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 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
56
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
46
43
42
39
37
37
53
66
52
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
5
NW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:42AM1.44m
00:05AM1.07m
12:37PM1.39m
1:02AM1.04m
1:39PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.22m
6:10AM0.18m
7:22PM0.25m
7:13AM0.22m
8:32PM0.27m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
24
26
27
26
23
22
22
21
26
30
31
30
25
24
21
19
19
18
16
16
18
Feels °C
25
26
26
25
21
21
22
21
26
29
31
29
24
26
20
18
17
15
13
14
18
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