
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 62 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.12m | 12:35PM1.17m | 00:41AM1.01m | 1:24PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.05m | 6:20AM-0.03m | 6:56PM0.12m | 7:05AM0.03m | 7:55PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 35 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 35 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 62 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 3 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 5 | W 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
15 | 56 | 95 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1684 | 2916 | 2925 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 282 | 87 | 115 | 174 | 87 | 251 | 87 | 87 | 148 | 148 |
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