42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
32
32
31
29
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
16
16
29
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
SE
25
SE
25
S
30
NNE
15
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
15
SSE
35
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:25AM0.95m
11:31PM1.07m
12:06PM1.00m
00:11AM1.02m
12:49PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.04m
5:21PM0.17m
5:55AM0.04m
6:12PM0.18m
6:35AM0.03m
7:05PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
2
1
1
6
16
Temp °C
29
27
27
31
33
33
32
24
25
25
25
29
31
30
29
27
26
25
25
30
32
29
25
23
Feels °C
31
29
29
34
34
32
32
23
26
27
26
29
30
28
28
28
28
26
27
33
35
31
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
32
32
32
32
31
29
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
16
16
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
5
2
1
14
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.7
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
7
1
1
1
10
21
21
17
9
9
6
13
31
33
25
19
15
12
16
12
29
49
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
87
148
1084
2320
388
533
317
313
533
370
410
2320
1274
2900
888
202
625
463
703
2320
2320
1138
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
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