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 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
27.2°C
2.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
46
46
31
31
20
19
14
14
12
16
8
8
8
15
20
8
8
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21PM1.37m
6:53AM1.23m
7:15PM1.37m
7:45AM1.31m
8:02PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.12m
00:51AM0.09m
12:59PM0.09m
1:38AM0.04m
1:53PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:19
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
25
26
28
26
23
23
22
22
27
32
33
30
27
Feels °C
25
25
22
22
22
22
21
22
26
24
24
24
20
21
20
20
26
31
33
27
25
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