42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 EDT
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42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.9
N
1.8
N
1.4
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.2
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)784655448488455555546666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10623205113422631761514384256515751261321191410
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
50
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
5
NW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
NE
20
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
1.07
10:07PM
1.41
10:37AM
1.03
11:03PM
1.35
11:33AM
0.99
11:59PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
-0.15
3:40PM
-0.13
4:40AM
-0.11
4:34PM
-0.08
5:40AM
-0.05
5:35PM
-0.02
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:24-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----7:40-------7:42-------7:43---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C2121121091212121010131314121110988998910
Feels °C (?)191921297105454533321353223
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