Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:48AM0.94m | 1:29PM1.16m | 1:35AM0.87m | 2:25PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.26m | 7:03AM0.21m | 8:12PM0.31m | 7:50AM0.27m | 9:14PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
59 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 |
23 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 148 | 588 | 0 | 115 | 10 | 129 | 129 | 168 | 284 | 796 | 306 | 787 | 410 | 533 | 461 | 454 | 1303 | 765 |
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