
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.24m | 2:27AM0.91m | 3:19PM1.27m | 3:42AM0.90m | 4:26PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.06m | 8:52PM0.20m | 8:40AM0.08m | 10:01PM0.18m | 9:46AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 87 | 87 | 1142 | 1143 | 1143 | 403 | 379 | 202 | 202 | 87 | 10 | 1268 | 427 | 247 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 197 | 398 | 129 |
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