42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.5° C

1.5°C warmer than 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue morning).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
29
22
23
31
36
34
25
22
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:49PM1.05m
00:55AM0.97m
1:38PM1.10m
1:47AM0.92m
2:37PM1.16m
2:51AM0.88m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.18m
7:18AM0.02m
8:05PM0.17m
8:08AM0.01m
9:11PM0.15m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
—
—
—
5:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:52
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
8:25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:24
—
—
—
8:24
 mm
—
2
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
2
4
29
7
1
—
1
—
—
1
1
—
2
2
—
Temp °C
29
29
28
25
24
24
24
24
27
28
27
24
24
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
Feels °C
33
30
28
24
24
25
26
27
31
31
28
27
26
29
28
26
27
27
25
25
24
26
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
8
16
16
16
17
15
13
10
9
18
18
17
13
14
16
12
29
22
23
17
32
32
16
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
—
—
—
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
7
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
15
16
—
—
—
18
18
18
18
1
1
6
16
16
15
18
2
7
7
5
2
3
1
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
13
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
7
6
3
5
5
3
7
3
3
8
9
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
—
—
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
—
5
7
17
24
5
2
—
—
9
7
7
16
8
7
9
13
11
22
31
36
34
25
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
148
645
1146
251
703
189
189
129
168
168
477
148
129
0
87
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148
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174
186
632
202
136
87
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