42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
33
18
18
18
17
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
14
9
18
16
16
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
SSE
5
S
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:22AM0.95m
8:33PM1.22m
8:57AM0.99m
9:08PM1.22m
9:34AM1.03m
9:44PM1.19m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.09m
2:11PM0.13m
2:55AM0.06m
2:48PM0.12m
3:26AM0.04m
3:27PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
24
27
28
26
26
25
24
23
25
27
28
26
26
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
23
22
22
28
29
26
28
24
24
22
23
27
28
26
25
24
25
25
27
27
26
25
25
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