42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.2°C
2.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 5PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
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0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3689
3671
3539
3560
3377
3377
3283
3230
3307
3575
4260
2675
2281
2174
1704
1381
980
749
628
419
387
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:50PM1.26m
7:16AM1.25m
7:31PM1.28m
7:55AM1.34m
8:10PM1.28m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.25m
1:04AM0.17m
1:25PM0.18m
1:41AM0.11m
2:08PM0.13m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
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19
18
16
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21
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23
19
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Feels °C
11
11
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12
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15
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11
11
11
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18
16
14
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