
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E 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 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.43m | 9:05AM1.12m | 9:25PM1.39m | 9:58AM1.15m | 10:16PM1.32m | 10:53AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM-0.12m | 3:05AM-0.15m | 3:03PM-0.12m | 3:54AM-0.14m | 3:58PM-0.08m | 4:44AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 |
16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | E 16 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 5 | E 6 | E 8 | — | E 16 | — | SE 5 | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | — |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1373 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 87 | 0 | 148 | 632 | 588 | 507 | 519 | 533 | 533 | 533 | 536 | 383 | 1156 | 352 | 336 | 1226 | 1360 | 1138 | 1237 | 2310 |
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