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 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.6°C
2.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
35
33
32
32
32
39
39
26
42
56
75
79
72
54
53
75
63
103
50
115
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
20
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:53AM1.40m
10:06PM1.19m
10:36AM1.37m
10:49PM1.12m
11:20AM1.32m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.13m
4:12AM0.11m
4:59PM0.20m
4:53AM0.18m
5:48PM0.27m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
3
3
5
1
Temp °C
26
28
27
28
27
27
27
26
24
24
24
24
22
21
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
27
30
29
31
31
29
30
27
20
19
19
19
17
18
20
19
19
20
22
22
21
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