
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 106 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 62 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 81 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.55m | 9:12PM1.17m | 9:39AM1.54m | 10:03PM1.13m | 10:32AM1.50m | 10:59PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM-0.01m | 3:19PM0.04m | 3:11AM-0.00m | 4:10PM0.06m | 4:00AM0.04m | 5:08PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
96 | 106 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 3 | 73 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 |
41 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 10 | 11 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 59 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 62 | 32 | 26 | 67 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 487 | 385 | 385 | 260 | 301 | 301 | 24 | 487 | 487 | 1280 | 24 | 410 | 129 | 168 | 168 | 1138 | 392 | 251 | 0 |
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