Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 |
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 | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM0.99m | 9:08PM1.22m | 9:34AM1.03m | 9:44PM1.19m | 10:13AM1.07m | 10:22PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.06m | 2:48PM0.12m | 3:26AM0.04m | 3:27PM0.12m | 4:01AM0.03m | 4:11PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | — | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 186 | 168 | 251 | 186 | 284 | 457 | 168 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 174 | 174 | 587 | 587 | 168 | 168 | 148 | 148 | 410 | 615 | 1234 | 1138 | 801 |
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