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 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
SE
5
1.2
N
5
1
N
5
0.5
SE
7
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.7
N
4
0.5
SE
7
0.3
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
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
29
20
17
7
27
64
43
25
28
32
25
19
23
8
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
29
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
NE
40
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:17AM0.85m
4:06PM1.10m
4:16AM0.80m
4:54PM1.12m
5:07AM0.78m
5:39PM1.13m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.07m
10:33PM0.17m
10:13AM0.10m
11:26PM0.17m
10:57AM0.12m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:27
 mm
3
2
26
6
Temp °C
25
25
25
29
28
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
24
25
24
23
22
22
22
25
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
28
26
26
30
31
18
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
23
22
22
21
22
23
26
23
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
NNE
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
E
9
Energy kJ
2
29
20
17
7
27
25
24
24
17
19
16
9
8
8
16
16
16
16
16
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
4
23
8
5
2
1
1
1
8
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
N
3
1.2
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
S
2
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
34
4
2
1
18
4
64
43
25
28
32
25
19
12
1
16
15
29
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
227
168
129
168
454
458
268
251
251
186
10
168
348
396
414
348
348
410
479
560
2310
1138
1138
934
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
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