42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 EST
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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
2.2° C
(Which is 7.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010111111131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)416365356314260260218227195198187156218212212208157157155152113111109107
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
1.12
7:40PM
0.98
7:59AM
1.12
8:19PM
1.05
8:38AM
1.10
9:02PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
-0.10
1:38PM
-0.12
1:44AM
-0.13
2:12PM
-0.15
2:26AM
-0.14
2:48PM
-0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:50-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:46---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1121-
Temp. °C124101414131110111318191817161514141311111010
Feels °C (?)-3-2-161110965781314141314131414129988
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