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 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.8° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.9
SSE
5
0.1
E
13
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
47
3
19
23
31
24
16
25
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07PM1.23m
11:46AM1.18m
11:55PM1.12m
12:35PM1.17m
Low Tide
4:58PM-0.01m
5:34AM-0.08m
5:58PM0.05m
6:20AM-0.03m
6:56PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
28
27
26
31
34
33
33
29
26
25
25
29
31
27
24
25
Feels °C
26
27
30
31
29
28
33
35
34
32
30
26
26
26
31
33
27
24
26
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