42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
23.1° 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • 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 (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
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
0.2
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.3
SSE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
28
13
12
7
6
6
6
6
10
14
6
7
5
7
3
3
88
2
2
51
44
44
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
N
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:05PM1.09m
1:14AM1.03m
2:04PM1.08m
2:11AM0.93m
3:09PM1.09m
3:17AM0.85m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.09m
7:46AM-0.01m
8:29PM0.13m
8:38AM0.03m
9:35PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
27
26
24
23
22
25
25
25
25
26
24
23
24
29
31
30
28
26
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
25
24
25
24
22
21
20
25
24
23
24
25
23
22
23
27
29
26
27
25
24
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
23
22
3
13
12
7
6
4
3
6
10
3
6
7
5
7
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
2
3
11
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
28
1
4
8
11
2
2
14
7
16
17
19
20
42
88
78
75
51
44
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
87
87
353
260
348
348
187
148
148
1274
168
1156
336
282
565
1368
2899
2227
1269
408
394
10
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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