42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.0°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
NE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
39
39
39
37
36
23
23
22
26
32
44
31
25
24
25
24
24
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:04PM1.27m
8:27AM1.17m
8:40PM1.27m
9:03AM1.23m
9:16PM1.25m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.09m
2:28PM0.13m
2:52AM0.06m
3:08PM0.12m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
 mm
1
4
1
3
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
25
25
24
25
26
27
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
26
26
27
28
26
25
26
26
26
26
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