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 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
23.3° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
12
66
126
130
82
65
42
30
28
31
53
45
33
33
23
17
16
20
33
7
7
10
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
25
NNW
10
NE
5
S
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
High Tide
11:14AM1.07m
11:31PM1.25m
12:10PM1.08m
00:23AM1.15m
1:05PM1.09m
1:14AM1.03m
Low Tide
5:14PM-0.03m
6:05AM-0.09m
6:18PM0.03m
6:56AM-0.05m
7:22PM0.09m
7:46AM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
2
10
7
1
Temp °C
29
34
36
34
25
24
23
23
22
22
24
21
22
23
23
22
23
25
26
25
23
22
22
23
Feels °C
27
32
34
32
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
22
25
25
21
19
20
24
25
23
21
21
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
8
7
12
66
126
130
82
65
42
30
28
31
53
45
33
33
23
17
16
3
3
7
4
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
7
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
15
22
28
15
19
5
4
3
1
1
3
6
6
4
20
33
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2874
2856
2874
129
0
6
0
0
0
87
87
115
0
0
88
251
251
260
260
370
348
348
519
129
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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