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 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.2°C
2.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
36
26
18
18
15
12
19
19
33
34
23
22
18
18
17
16
15
29
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:14AM0.98m
12:44PM1.20m
00:58AM0.93m
1:33PM1.15m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.33m
6:20AM0.32m
7:24PM0.38m
7:07AM0.37m
8:22PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
25
25
24
24
23
23
22
25
27
28
25
24
Feels °C
21
20
20
21
20
21
21
24
22
22
23
21
22
21
25
28
29
26
25
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