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42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 EST
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42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
7.5° C
 (Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SE
1.1
N
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)1133444411111111111111111167777588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2348111514222222222144120997954543022
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
NW
20
N
20
NNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.97
11:58AM
0.88
12:45AM
0.94
12:45PM
0.78
1:45AM
0.93
1:44PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
0.07
6:28PM
-0.02
7:12AM
0.12
7:14PM
0.02
8:16AM
0.16
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------113671041--
Temp. °C9910121418201918181817171921211919171498106
Feels °C (?)5571012151817161618161618181916171511531-5
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