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 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.3° C
1.2° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ENE
4
0.4
SE
9
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
33
18
18
19
16
22
29
28
42
39
49
51
40
77
91
74
78
69
54
54
45
34
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
10
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
E
10
E
15
SE
20
SSW
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:38PM1.10m
1:47AM0.92m
2:37PM1.16m
2:51AM0.88m
3:40PM1.22m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.02m
8:05PM0.17m
8:08AM0.01m
9:11PM0.15m
9:04AM0.00m
10:15PM0.11m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
2
5
2
1
2
4
Temp °C
26
25
27
28
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
25
27
29
27
27
27
28
Feels °C
29
28
30
30
27
27
26
25
24
24
23
24
25
24
25
26
26
28
32
33
31
28
27
28
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