42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
101
205
215
215
170
150
154
246
206
172
161
161
136
124
100
98
110
110
86
86
86
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
SW
10
NE
15
N
20
NW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44PM1.11m
5:19AM1.31m
5:34PM1.09m
6:04AM1.35m
6:19PM1.08m
6:44AM1.37m
Low Tide
10:53PM0.10m
11:42AM0.15m
11:38PM0.09m
12:31PM0.12m
00:20AM0.09m
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Temp °C
25
23
22
21
21
20
23
24
21
18
17
16
16
13
12
13
15
14
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
24
21
20
19
19
18
21
22
20
19
16
13
12
6
4
7
9
9
7
6
5
5
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