
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.16m | 2:51AM0.88m | 3:40PM1.22m | 3:59AM0.87m | 4:40PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.01m | 9:11PM0.15m | 9:04AM0.00m | 10:15PM0.11m | 10:03AM-0.02m | 11:18PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:23 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
27 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 3 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
31 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 251 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 587 | 197 | 6 | 202 | 105 | 56 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 168 | 282 | 148 | 4 |
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