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 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
32
32
43
34
33
12
8
7
7
5
23
5
6
6
9
11
17
25
33
44
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:11PM1.29m
5:46AM1.23m
6:06PM1.28m
6:39AM1.32m
6:57PM1.27m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.22m
11:33PM0.17m
11:53AM0.19m
00:24AM0.13m
12:53PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
25
27
23
22
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
16
23
25
20
19
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