42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
198
196
131
123
133
93
64
88
116
86
69
59
59
49
66
65
65
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:20PM1.12m
2:23AM0.83m
3:21PM1.10m
3:31AM0.78m
4:16PM1.09m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.23m
8:39AM0.15m
9:58PM0.25m
9:30AM0.19m
10:51PM0.25m
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6:01
6:01
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8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
4
9
1
1
1
3
3
9
16
4
Temp °C
32
30
29
27
24
24
26
26
26
26
24
23
23
22
21
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
32
28
27
24
27
24
25
24
27
27
27
25
25
22
21
21
21
23
23
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