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 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
70
69
107
111
113
94
92
70
38
62
69
69
69
72
72
72
81
71
67
52
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:39AM1.54m
10:03PM1.13m
10:32AM1.50m
10:59PM1.09m
11:29AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.06m
4:00AM0.04m
5:08PM0.10m
4:58AM0.09m
6:10PM0.14m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
21
19
18
13
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