Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 44 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.27m | 8:27AM1.17m | 8:40PM1.27m | 9:03AM1.23m | 9:16PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.09m | 2:28PM0.13m | 2:52AM0.06m | 3:08PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | W 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 10 |
1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
10 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1138 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 148 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 96 | 96 | 148 | 306 |
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