42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 7 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
15
16
32
16
33
31
24
18
18
18
18
26
16
26
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
20
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
25
SSE
30
S
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
NW
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
High Tide
12:06PM1.00m
00:11AM1.02m
12:49PM1.05m
00:55AM0.97m
1:38PM1.10m
1:47AM0.92m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.04m
6:12PM0.18m
6:35AM0.03m
7:05PM0.18m
7:18AM0.02m
8:05PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
13
4
2
4
3
5
4
1
Temp °C
25
25
30
32
31
30
27
26
25
25
29
31
29
23
23
24
24
24
27
27
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
25
26
32
31
29
29
28
29
28
27
32
32
29
21
22
24
26
27
31
30
30
29
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
15
16
16
16
33
31
24
18
11
18
18
17
12
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
17
18
18
6
18
1
1
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
9
9
6
6
23
31
33
18
12
15
12
16
32
37
73
3
17
7
12
26
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
934
934
934
2948
1303
888
177
803
1144
284
2320
2320
251
1144
0
87
0
10
129
87
457
174
459
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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