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 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.8°C
2.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.8
SE
3
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
14
14
12
14
9
8
15
15
20
11
8
8
7
7
6
20
18
17
17
17
17
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53AM1.23m
7:15PM1.37m
7:45AM1.31m
8:02PM1.37m
8:30AM1.38m
8:45PM1.33m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.09m
1:38AM0.04m
1:53PM0.05m
2:19AM0.01m
2:40PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:17
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
23
22
24
26
27
25
23
23
22
22
27
32
33
31
27
26
25
24
26
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
22
22
24
24
23
22
20
20
19
20
26
31
33
28
25
25
26
27
28
26
25
25
25
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