42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.6° C
0.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
6
6
6
11
7
6
7
7
10
8
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
30
S
15
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM1.15m
10:16PM1.32m
10:53AM1.17m
11:07PM1.23m
11:46AM1.18m
Low Tide
3:58PM-0.08m
4:44AM-0.12m
4:58PM-0.01m
5:34AM-0.08m
5:58PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
28
30
32
33
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
25
31
34
33
31
28
Feels °C
29
32
31
33
30
30
29
29
30
27
27
26
27
30
28
27
33
35
31
33
28
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