42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 EDT
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42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 4PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)77778889999991010101010101010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)287268261270263277256311311311318332347356363379392400400400418434372365
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
E
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
0.79
12:59AM
0.97
1:23PM
0.77
1:52AM
0.94
2:24PM
0.76
2:59AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.23
7:35AM
0.22
7:31PM
0.25
8:33AM
0.23
8:34PM
0.25
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:35
Sunset--7:31-------7:31-------7:32-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C555567778998991091113141314141514
Feels °C (?)-3-3-2-2132245546787910989101110
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