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 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
21.9° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.2
E
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
9
7
6
6
6
6
30
15
14
21
12
6
6
10
6
6
6
6
15
5
84
121
138
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
5
N
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
WSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:25AM0.92m
5:59PM1.35m
6:26AM0.95m
6:57PM1.42m
7:27AM0.99m
7:53PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:25AM-0.07m
00:40AM-0.05m
12:24PM-0.11m
1:38AM-0.12m
1:23PM-0.14m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:23
8:23
 mm
3
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
24
24
29
33
33
30
26
25
24
23
23
25
27
26
24
23
23
22
26
28
31
24
24
25
Feels °C
25
25
31
34
32
31
26
27
25
22
22
24
27
23
21
21
23
23
27
28
32
23
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
21
9
4
2
2
6
6
30
15
5
5
5
6
5
2
6
6
6
6
5
5
84
121
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
5
7
2
6
2
6
6
4
2
6
4
4
6
4
3
4
1
5
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
6
6
6
2
6
6
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
1
4
1
11
23
1
5
14
21
12
10
1
1
2
5
15
41
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
410
129
507
168
370
353
189
519
268
186
251
845
342
348
329
479
342
410
739
715
2924
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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