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42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 12 May 2025 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal 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 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1
SE
0.8
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888555677788888877777777777777777777777777777777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)54545453533838381293568115297371432412403414329248224229183142134146131131101108727493907362575742433439474747382923313233191919131313121622
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
S
25
SE
25
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SW
15
W
20
N
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.90
8:33PM
1.20
8:54AM
0.90
9:06PM
1.19
9:29AM
0.88
9:43PM
1.17
10:08AM
0.86
10:23PM
1.15
10:51AM
0.84
11:07PM
1.13
11:35AM
0.84
11:52PM
1.10
12:21PM
0.86
12:37AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.05
2:09PM
0.09
2:58AM
0.04
2:41PM
0.09
3:32AM
0.05
3:15PM
0.12
4:10AM
0.07
3:53PM
0.14
4:53AM
0.09
4:37PM
0.16
5:39AM
0.11
5:28PM
0.18
6:25AM
0.11
6:22PM
0.19
7:13AM
0.10
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:56-------5:56-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------5:52
Sunset-------8:00-------8:01-------8:02-------8:04-------8:05-------8:06-------8:06----
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Rain (mm)
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