42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.4
SE
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)99999991010999975645566556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1247355555447333535231717811191741797467584995161
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
40
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
1.09
2:58PM
0.84
3:42AM
1.07
4:18PM
0.89
4:51AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
0.04
9:08AM
0.09
9:08PM
0.06
10:15AM
0.08
10:21PM
0.05
11:14AM
0.05
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset7:19-------7:20-------7:21-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------12741---
Temp. °C911151414131721232218181817211376556644
Feels °C (?)4711101091317191813131313186-1-2-2-1-1-2-6-5
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