42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.8° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SSE
5
0.7
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
34
51
50
47
46
94
136
109
114
117
120
184
184
162
184
201
196
166
176
201
79
80
197
147
150
147
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
10
NNE
5
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:37AM1.18m
3:52PM1.14m
4:30AM1.25m
4:44PM1.11m
5:19AM1.31m
5:34PM1.09m
6:04AM1.35m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.21m
10:05PM0.12m
10:45AM0.18m
10:53PM0.10m
11:42AM0.15m
11:38PM0.09m
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17
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Temp °C
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
22
23
23
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
19
20
19
20
21
20
19
20
19
19
20
22
23
21
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
20
18
19
16
15
14
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