42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
7.9° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)888999999988888888888885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1169092947373555654563541242424242424242424272493
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
NNW
20
N
15
NE
15
E
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
40
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.29
10:00AM
1.07
10:26PM
1.30
10:50AM
1.01
11:18PM
1.27
11:41AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
-0.17
3:58AM
-0.14
4:02PM
-0.15
4:52AM
-0.10
4:52PM
-0.11
5:50AM
-0.05
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:05-------7:03--
Sunset7:15-------7:15-------7:16-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C1714131112111414151110101113182325252220191998
Feels °C (?)118956611101286681016212223191716170-1
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