42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)888877788877777988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)747755555740404129301818181817151418181813171616
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
1.11
6:18PM
1.28
6:49AM
1.19
7:07PM
1.28
7:34AM
1.25
7:47PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.22
12:44AM
0.19
12:54PM
0.20
1:27AM
0.15
1:42PM
0.17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-6:48-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset----7:07-------7:06-------7:04---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191920212324232221212325252423232222232221212222
Feels °C (?)191919212425232220222526232323232323242121212223
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Virginia

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at 42nd St VA Beach (light winds from the W at BUOY-CHYV2 7 km from 42nd St VA Beach). A 0.9m swell from the ENE

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1 h 21 min ago

11 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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