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 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.4° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
29
82
165
193
176
182
178
178
151
130
108
85
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:03AM0.89m
5:41PM1.35m
6:08AM0.94m
6:43PM1.40m
7:13AM1.00m
7:41PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:03AM-0.04m
00:23AM0.00m
12:06PM-0.07m
1:25AM-0.07m
1:11PM-0.10m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
28
30
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
26
28
30
32
29
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
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