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 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.5° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
19
14
14
13
13
25
13
22
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
20
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:35AM0.87m
2:25PM1.12m
2:38AM0.83m
3:31PM1.10m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.31m
7:50AM0.27m
9:14PM0.34m
8:45AM0.31m
10:11PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
2
6
3
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
31
29
28
26
27
25
23
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
28
28
32
31
28
29
28
29
29
25
27
27
27
27
28
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