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 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.5°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
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
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1
SSE
5
0.5
E
9
1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
22
26
17
36
36
39
40
42
39
53
38
36
36
23
35
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:28PM1.25m
7:51AM1.09m
8:04PM1.27m
8:27AM1.17m
8:40PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.14m
1:49PM0.16m
2:20AM0.09m
2:28PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:37
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
24
27
28
28
26
25
25
24
24
26
28
28
26
25
Feels °C
23
25
25
25
26
25
30
27
27
25
26
26
26
26
29
31
30
26
26
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