42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
8
7
7
7
8
11
17
19
18
17
16
16
11
24
22
16
13
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
N
15
NW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:52PM1.30m
10:25AM1.30m
10:38PM1.21m
11:14AM1.29m
Low Tide
3:43PM-0.01m
4:10AM-0.05m
4:36PM0.05m
4:54AM0.01m
5:31PM0.12m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:53
 mm
1
1
2
5
Temp °C
32
30
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
36
34
30
29
29
27
27
27
28
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
27
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