42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 1 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
24.4° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
63
56
54
55
57
43
43
43
68
47
53
40
25
29
30
30
53
41
39
33
48
16
18
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:23AM0.88m
9:33PM1.16m
10:02AM0.90m
10:11PM1.14m
10:43AM0.92m
10:50PM1.11m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.04m
3:08PM0.12m
3:58AM0.04m
3:47PM0.13m
4:36AM0.04m
4:31PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
26
27
27
25
24
23
23
23
27
30
30
29
27
25
25
25
30
33
34
33
28
Feels °C
24
24
23
26
25
24
22
22
22
22
22
27
30
29
28
27
23
24
24
31
35
33
33
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
66
63
56
54
55
57
43
43
43
68
47
53
40
8
29
30
30
53
41
39
33
8
16
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
10
6
6
10
3
4
8
7
6
16
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
6
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
5
11
13
19
16
2
2
5
25
28
14
9
2
2
48
22
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
487
487
487
487
10
6
0
0
487
487
408
379
202
0
0
0
4
216
370
259
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
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