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 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.4°C
2.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.5
NE
7
0.2
E
12
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
18
18
17
16
11
11
22
11
22
35
36
46
57
102
189
249
323
284
235
191
159
126
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:33PM1.15m
1:52AM0.89m
2:35PM1.12m
3:08AM0.88m
3:42PM1.12m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.37m
8:22PM0.41m
8:01AM0.41m
9:25PM0.41m
9:04AM0.42m
10:17PM0.39m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:04
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
24
23
25
27
28
27
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
23
26
28
29
30
26
24
23
22
21
21
24
23
22
22
22
24
24
25
23
24
25
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