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 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
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
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
14
7
16
12
18
17
19
31
38
59
88
131
120
143
270
251
245
209
164
164
196
117
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:13AM1.07m
10:22PM1.16m
10:55AM1.12m
11:04PM1.11m
11:38AM1.16m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.03m
4:11PM0.14m
4:38AM0.03m
5:00PM0.16m
5:19AM0.03m
5:52PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
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8:09
8:09
8:08
 mm
3
1
1
2
2
14
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
27
29
28
26
26
25
25
26
27
30
29
27
26
26
26
26
26
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
26
24
24
27
29
26
24
25
25
25
27
28
30
31
28
25
25
25
25
26
24
25
25
25
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