42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
23.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
11 AM
2 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.1
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
32
32
32
23
23
22
14
25
12
7
6
6
6
6
14
10
3
7
3
3
3
52
Wind (km/h)
25
N
10
NW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:23AM1.15m
1:05PM1.09m
1:14AM1.03m
2:04PM1.08m
2:11AM0.93m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.03m
6:56AM-0.05m
7:22PM0.09m
7:46AM-0.01m
8:29PM0.13m
8:38AM0.03m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
24
23
22
24
26
25
25
25
23
23
23
24
26
25
24
23
24
23
24
28
31
Feels °C
22
24
26
24
21
21
24
26
23
23
25
22
22
22
24
25
21
21
20
23
23
22
25
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
14
14
32
32
32
23
23
22
14
3
12
7
6
4
4
6
3
3
3
7
3
3
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
6
6
6
2
3
3
2
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
SE
7
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
25
5
12
2
1
1
14
10
21
22
24
26
31
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
129
129
87
87
87
87
87
87
148
187
410
348
148
186
348
1151
1151
168
560
519
507
507
2320
2919
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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