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 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.6°C
2.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
13
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
65
58
53
36
89
84
62
51
38
38
36
35
25
25
25
16
13
28
28
28
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:20AM1.32m
11:32PM1.05m
12:02PM1.26m
00:14AM0.98m
12:44PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.27m
5:36AM0.26m
6:35PM0.33m
6:20AM0.32m
7:24PM0.38m
clear
clear
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>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
23
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
19
20
21
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
23
23
21
21
21
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