
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 12 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 195 | 214 | 170 | 234 | 75 | 138 | 130 | 109 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.14m | 1:27AM0.91m | 2:20PM1.12m | 2:23AM0.83m | 3:21PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.18m | 7:50AM0.09m | 8:59PM0.23m | 8:39AM0.15m | 9:58PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | E 9 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 8 | — | 2 | 195 | — | 170 | 78 | 75 | 138 | 130 | 109 | 136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 4 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 4 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | SE 8 | E 12 | S 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 12 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | WSW 5 | SSE 7 | SW 4 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — |
8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 47 | 164 | 9 | 214 | 12 | 234 | 47 | 16 | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 148 | 1362 | 1226 | 928 | 805 | 805 | 703 | 1138 | 1138 | 1138 | 220 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 56 | 87 |
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