
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM1.48m | 10:19PM1.17m | 10:49AM1.47m | 11:11PM1.12m | 11:42AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.05m | 4:24PM0.14m | 4:19AM0.09m | 5:20PM0.18m | 5:12AM0.13m | 6:20PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
29 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 14 | NNE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — |
4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 4 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 182 | 310 | 282 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 396 | 396 | 394 |
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