42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
10
10
10
6
6
10
15
11
21
21
37
52
51
72
68
93
86
105
105
117
143
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
E
0
W
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41PM1.21m
2:35AM1.10m
2:54PM1.17m
3:37AM1.18m
3:52PM1.14m
4:30AM1.25m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.16m
8:39AM0.23m
9:16PM0.14m
9:45AM0.21m
10:05PM0.12m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
14
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
20
21
19
19
20
20
20
21
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