
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM0.81m | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:03AM0.85m | 7:20PM1.18m | 7:45AM0.90m | 7:58PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.21m | 11:58AM0.20m | 1:18AM0.17m | 12:49PM0.18m | 1:54AM0.13m | 1:33PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 |
69 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | 12 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 |
18 | — | 16 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 67 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 10 | 186 | 251 | 630 | 186 | 353 | 202 | 0 | 87 | 168 | 396 | 1269 | 1240 | 765 | 410 | 739 | 168 | 168 | 353 | 396 | 686 | 921 | 259 |
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