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 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
23.5° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
12
1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
5
0.8
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
10
10
6
6
7
7
7
3
37
85
61
36
28
28
17
14
16
18
14
22
40
41
25
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
5
ESE
5
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:04PM1.08m
2:11AM0.93m
3:09PM1.09m
3:17AM0.85m
4:06PM1.10m
4:16AM0.80m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.13m
8:38AM0.03m
9:35PM0.16m
9:27AM0.07m
10:33PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
—
—
—
5:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:45
—
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—
—
8:25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:25
—
—
—
8:25
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
1
—
—
—
1
3
1
—
—
—
Temp °C
26
28
27
27
28
24
23
24
28
29
28
28
25
23
23
24
26
27
26
26
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
26
28
26
25
27
23
23
24
27
27
25
28
26
25
25
26
26
28
29
28
20
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
6
10
10
6
6
7
7
7
2
3
3
2
2
28
28
17
14
16
18
14
14
15
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
—
—
—
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
—
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
—
—
2
2
2
2
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
—
—
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
5
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
—
—
1
5
10
14
11
9
11
37
85
61
36
2
1
2
1
—
—
8
22
40
41
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
S-Turns
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LBI Long Beach Island
New Jersey
Fire Island
Long Island NY
Bradley Beach
New Jersey
Lbi 82st
New Jersey
Lawrencetown Right Point
Nova Scotia
Palma Real
Mainland
BC's
Puerto Rico
Belmar
New Jersey
Las Flores
Costa del Balsamo
South End
Carolina South
Tower Road
Delaware
Assateague
Maryland
Assateague
Maryland
Strathmere 7th Street
New Jersey
Ocean City
Maryland
Atlantic Beach
Carolina North
S-Turns
Carolina North
S-Turns
Carolina North
Triple S Pier
Carolina North
Atlantic Beach
Carolina North
Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras
Carolina North
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
148
1151
519
348
507
410
342
1368
2562
2227
403
2899
490
216
168
168
284
189
251
148
148
251
251
186
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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1
2
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3
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(10 max)
7
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