
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 126 | 130 | 82 | 65 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 53 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.07m | 11:31PM1.25m | 12:10PM1.08m | 00:23AM1.15m | 1:05PM1.09m | 1:14AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM-0.03m | 6:05AM-0.09m | 6:18PM0.03m | 6:56AM-0.05m | 7:22PM0.09m | 7:46AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 7 | SSE 3 | SE 6 |
8 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 126 | 130 | 82 | 65 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 53 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 3 | — | — | E 12 | SE 6 | S 3 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | N 2 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 3 | WSW 2 | — |
15 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 20 | 33 | 6 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2874 | 2856 | 2874 | 129 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 251 | 251 | 260 | 260 | 370 | 348 | 348 | 519 | 129 |
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