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 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.3°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
24
23
23
23
29
29
22
29
29
29
29
24
17
16
24
23
22
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:03PM1.17m
6:30AM0.95m
6:48PM1.22m
7:13AM1.02m
7:28PM1.25m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.26m
12:19PM0.26m
1:16AM0.20m
1:07PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
24
23
24
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
28
27
24
21
23
24
25
23
24
25
25
26
26
24
24
23
23
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