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 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.8° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
153
148
109
94
65
60
37
28
26
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
22
13
12
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:41PM1.43m
8:11AM1.06m
8:34PM1.43m
9:05AM1.12m
9:25PM1.39m
Low Tide
1:11PM-0.10m
2:17AM-0.12m
2:09PM-0.12m
3:05AM-0.15m
3:03PM-0.12m
3:54AM-0.14m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
23
22
22
27
30
31
32
28
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
23
24
22
22
22
28
31
30
32
27
25
25
26
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