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 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
24.8°C
2.4° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 4PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
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0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
13
3
ENE
13
4
ENE
12
4
NE
13
3
NE
13
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3310
4691
5077
3113
4346
4638
3049
1704
1388
1069
773
686
617
533
346
250
171
115
76
73
47
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:31PM1.28m
7:55AM1.34m
8:10PM1.28m
8:34AM1.42m
8:50PM1.26m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.18m
1:41AM0.11m
2:08PM0.13m
2:16AM0.07m
2:50PM0.10m
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Temp °C
14
16
19
21
21
20
18
17
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17
16
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15
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17
20
21
21
19
Feels °C
7
9
10
12
12
11
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
15
17
19
16
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