
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 54 | 44 | 22 | 44 | 41 | 49 | 68 | 32 | 17 | 60 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 42 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.20m | 00:32AM1.00m | 1:11PM1.23m | 1:23AM0.94m | 2:10PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.04m | 6:46PM0.19m | 6:47AM0.05m | 7:44PM0.20m | 7:39AM0.06m | 8:52PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 4 | — | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
77 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 22 | — | — | 22 | 44 | 41 | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 2 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 54 | 44 | 5 | — | — | 49 | 68 | 32 | 30 | 60 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 42 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 359 | 4 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 0 | 220 | 368 | 578 | 587 | 381 | 1234 | 1234 | 275 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1143 | 1143 | 845 |
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