42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
23.6° 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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)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 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
4
1
SSE
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
47
28
35
8
8
8
12
12
24
76
130
109
82
65
35
32
37
23
28
14
14
23
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
NNE
10
N
15
SE
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:14AM1.06m
10:35PM1.34m
11:14AM1.07m
11:31PM1.25m
12:10PM1.08m
00:23AM1.15m
Low Tide
4:10PM-0.09m
5:11AM-0.13m
5:14PM-0.03m
6:05AM-0.09m
6:18PM0.03m
6:56AM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:25
 mm
1
8
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
28
33
34
31
26
24
24
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
26
22
22
21
24
24
24
23
26
31
33
32
26
24
22
21
23
21
23
22
24
25
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
28
1
5
5
5
8
8
8
12
12
24
76
130
109
82
65
35
32
37
23
28
14
14
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
1
5
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
4
1
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.6
N
3
Energy kJ
28
47
28
35
25
16
13
17
17
2
1
2
1
4
2
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
148
1684
1684
962
962
934
934
888
2846
2874
129
0
0
0
6
0
4
87
115
129
129
148
115
251
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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