
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastSome 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
— | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 98 | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 1138 | 1156 | 383 | 284 | 1168 | 1226 | 1659 | 2320 | 1226 | 1226 | 1234 | 1684 | 1122 | 1234 | 1234 | 2018 | 2018 | 220 | 129 | 809 |
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