Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM0.87m | 2:25PM1.12m | 2:38AM0.83m | 3:31PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.31m | 7:50AM0.27m | 9:14PM0.34m | 8:45AM0.31m | 10:11PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 14 | ESE 9 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | SE 4 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 588 | 796 | 754 | 793 | 396 | 396 | 479 | 461 | 565 | 796 | 796 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1226 | 148 | 187 |
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