42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 EDT
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42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
10.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (01 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.1
E
1.2
SSE
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SSE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)66106101010107745566777458888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76642902881911684040428370916477525632212435
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
30
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
1.07
8:28PM
1.22
8:45AM
1.04
9:02PM
1.22
9:19AM
1.01
9:38PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
-0.06
2:46AM
-0.07
2:47PM
-0.05
3:22AM
-0.04
3:18PM
-0.01
3:58AM
-0.00
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:47-------6:46
Sunset--7:24-------7:25-------7:27-----
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---2--------------------
Temp. °C202527232018171721242522191818182124252219181818
Feels °C (?)172326201815141519222119171617171921201814141516
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