
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 42 | 46 | 62 | 61 | 78 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.34m | 2:15AM1.02m | 2:56PM1.29m | 3:41AM1.06m | 4:10PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.22m | 8:32PM0.27m | 8:25AM0.25m | 9:41PM0.25m | 9:42AM0.25m | 10:40PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 |
39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 42 | 46 | 62 | 61 | 78 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 14 | SSE 3 | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 |
6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | E 7 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | N 2 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
1 | 5 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 48 | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 20 | 28 | 70 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 105 | 129 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 801 | 804 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 250 | 250 | 262 | 272 | 758 |
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