42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.2° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1
SSE
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
28
32
39
55
99
198
249
277
319
261
242
302
283
197
167
145
214
104
82
71
62
47
82
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
0
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM1.12m
11:04PM1.11m
11:38AM1.16m
11:47PM1.06m
12:22PM1.20m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.03m
5:00PM0.16m
5:19AM0.03m
5:52PM0.17m
6:02AM0.04m
6:46PM0.19m
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6:09
6:09
6:11
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8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
25
26
26
28
30
28
27
26
26
25
24
24
27
26
26
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
24
Feels °C
26
27
28
29
29
28
27
25
25
24
24
23
26
26
26
25
26
29
27
27
28
29
27
23
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