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 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
68
77
67
55
41
64
55
67
55
35
35
35
35
35
34
23
33
22
22
21
54
21
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
5
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:22AM0.78m
5:51PM1.12m
6:14AM0.81m
6:38PM1.14m
7:03AM0.85m
7:20PM1.18m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.24m
11:07AM0.21m
00:34AM0.21m
11:58AM0.20m
1:18AM0.17m
12:49PM0.18m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
9
11
4
2
1
2
3
10
Temp °C
22
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
24
27
27
24
23
Feels °C
23
20
19
20
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
21
24
27
27
27
24
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