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 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.3
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
37
37
37
45
48
37
35
33
33
32
42
46
62
61
78
64
66
66
42
41
29
70
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:39PM1.34m
2:15AM1.02m
2:56PM1.29m
3:41AM1.06m
4:10PM1.28m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.22m
8:32PM0.27m
8:25AM0.25m
9:41PM0.25m
9:42AM0.25m
10:40PM0.21m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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2
3
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1
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Temp °C
23
21
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
19
Feels °C
24
20
17
17
16
18
19
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
19
18
19
17
16
18
14
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