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 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.8°C
2.9° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
1
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
160
159
160
107
106
81
61
64
54
54
55
99
123
32
54
41
73
159
273
311
565
698
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:08AM0.88m
3:42PM1.12m
4:15AM0.92m
4:36PM1.15m
5:05AM0.98m
5:22PM1.19m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.42m
10:17PM0.39m
10:03AM0.40m
11:01PM0.35m
10:55AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:02
7:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
3
3
5
Temp °C
23
23
25
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
24
25
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
24
24
25
24
25
25
24
25
25
25
28
27
24
25
24
27
27
26
27
26
26
22
18
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