42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.9°C
3.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 6PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1748
2064
2149
2305
2628
2728
2985
3202
3243
3191
3244
3321
3069
2828
2736
2852
2993
2106
1909
1806
1649
Wind (km/h)
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:06PM1.23m
6:34AM1.15m
6:50PM1.26m
7:16AM1.25m
7:31PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.31m
00:26AM0.23m
12:38PM0.25m
1:04AM0.17m
1:25PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:58
6:55
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
16
16
18
21
21
21
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
10
9
10
13
15
15
15
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