
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 122 | 151 | 134 | 126 | 84 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:16AM0.96m | 3:06PM1.30m | 3:38AM0.98m | 4:19PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.04m | 5:22PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.19m | 9:52PM0.25m | 9:41AM0.18m | 10:55PM0.21m | 10:49AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | E 10 | S 5 | — | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 122 | 151 | 134 | 126 | 84 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 845 | 804 | 306 | 2018 | 2018 | 793 | 804 | 251 | 533 | 461 | 454 | 461 | 533 | 739 | 376 | 310 | 250 | 272 | 284 | 247 | 226 | 202 | 178 |
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