42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.5° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
57
44
40
38
36
22
21
20
20
20
19
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
W
20
SSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:48AM0.94m
1:29PM1.16m
1:35AM0.87m
2:25PM1.12m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.26m
7:03AM0.21m
8:12PM0.31m
7:50AM0.27m
9:14PM0.34m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:49
 mm
1
2
1
1
4
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
30
32
30
22
25
Feels °C
31
31
29
30
29
29
29
30
29
28
29
28
28
29
33
34
33
22
26
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