42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
11
10
11
7
5
6
5
3
8
2
2
195
214
170
234
75
138
130
109
136
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
W
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:24PM1.14m
1:27AM0.91m
2:20PM1.12m
2:23AM0.83m
3:21PM1.10m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.18m
7:50AM0.09m
8:59PM0.23m
8:39AM0.15m
9:58PM0.25m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
1
2
1
24
1
4
9
6
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
24
25
25
25
29
34
33
29
23
25
24
24
25
26
29
27
24
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
25
27
27
26
29
34
32
28
24
26
24
25
25
25
29
26
24
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