42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
23.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
28
52
37
35
35
22
19
19
13
17
17
16
16
16
16
8
12
11
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM1.10m
4:16AM0.80m
4:54PM1.12m
5:07AM0.78m
5:39PM1.13m
5:57AM0.78m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.17m
10:13AM0.10m
11:26PM0.17m
10:57AM0.12m
00:19AM0.16m
11:42AM0.13m
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:27
8:27
 mm
19
13
Temp °C
22
22
21
22
21
21
23
24
25
23
23
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
29
33
Feels °C
20
20
18
20
19
20
22
23
24
21
22
20
22
23
25
23
22
21
22
22
22
21
28
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
18
18
27
26
20
20
20
19
12
8
17
17
16
16
16
1
1
1
2
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
7
2
2
15
10
4
1
19
13
5
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
6
2
1
2
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
1
28
52
37
35
35
22
17
1
1
16
8
12
11
12
13
10
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
341
268
251
251
186
186
251
348
396
403
348
348
406
410
615
1684
1138
1138
396
288
220
220
168
347
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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