42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
9
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
16
22
49
8
51
26
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
ESE
25
S
20
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
11:31PM1.07m
12:06PM1.00m
00:11AM1.02m
12:49PM1.05m
00:55AM0.97m
1:38PM1.10m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.17m
5:55AM0.04m
6:12PM0.18m
6:35AM0.03m
7:05PM0.18m
7:18AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
18
6
Temp °C
34
34
30
28
26
25
30
32
30
29
27
26
25
25
29
30
31
24
25
24
24
24
27
29
Feels °C
34
35
31
29
26
25
31
31
28
29
28
29
27
27
33
32
32
24
25
25
28
27
30
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
9
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
15
14
14
14
11
10
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
16
1
8
51
26
13
16
17
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
14
14
1
1
8
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
5
11
16
18
2
1
10
8
24
31
33
25
16
13
13
22
49
64
62
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1360
1961
250
168
934
934
168
2856
1151
2899
188
129
1684
490
490
974
1151
105
6
0
129
129
129
129
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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