42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 7 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
24.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
45
51
52
56
60
60
66
68
65
69
55
55
55
42
42
68
66
46
38
27
29
29
29
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:46AM0.87m
8:57PM1.17m
9:23AM0.88m
9:33PM1.16m
10:02AM0.90m
10:11PM1.14m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.05m
2:32PM0.11m
3:23AM0.04m
3:08PM0.12m
3:58AM0.04m
3:47PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
22
22
26
27
27
25
24
23
22
23
27
30
31
29
27
25
Feels °C
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
22
23
26
25
23
23
22
22
21
23
27
29
29
27
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
Energy kJ
26
20
51
52
56
60
60
66
68
65
69
55
55
55
42
42
68
66
46
38
27
29
29
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
20
20
9
8
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
31
45
2
11
10
10
10
1
3
12
11
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
202
202
202
1143
1146
1138
793
0
0
0
0
487
487
487
845
6
0
0
0
251
487
403
202
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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