Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 47 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.28m | 9:52PM1.30m | 10:25AM1.30m | 10:38PM1.21m | 11:14AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM-0.01m | 4:10AM-0.05m | 4:36PM0.05m | 4:54AM0.01m | 5:31PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 8 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | SSE 3 | E 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
— | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 13 | — | 1 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 47 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2899 | 2970 | 2970 | 2133 | 1961 | 306 | 186 | 186 | 251 | 2700 | 2926 | 2051 | 306 | 148 | 443 | 567 | 934 | 934 | 805 | 1151 | 6 |
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