42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
NE
10
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
12
1.1
E
7
0.9
NE
12
0.9
NE
12
0.9
NE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
176
147
243
192
204
115
124
195
199
179
154
113
137
131
99
96
123
118
115
90
81
57
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:23AM1.44m
7:42PM1.20m
8:07AM1.51m
8:26PM1.19m
8:51AM1.55m
9:12PM1.17m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.08m
1:44AM0.02m
2:32PM0.04m
2:26AM-0.01m
3:19PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
10
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
10
10
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