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 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
27.1° C
1.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
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
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:31PM1.10m
3:52AM0.82m
4:27PM1.11m
4:49AM0.85m
5:16PM1.14m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.35m
9:43AM0.32m
11:01PM0.34m
10:36AM0.31m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
7
2
2
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
27
25
26
24
25
24
23
26
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
23
24
26
25
24
24
26
29
26
27
25
26
25
23
25
29
28
26
27
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