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 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
25.9° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
NE
4
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
32
34
33
31
30
28
28
22
27
42
42
46
43
37
39
40
35
35
35
34
34
34
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:30AM0.77m
5:04PM1.10m
5:22AM0.78m
5:51PM1.12m
6:14AM0.81m
6:38PM1.14m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.21m
11:42PM0.24m
11:07AM0.21m
00:34AM0.21m
11:58AM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
2
3
6
4
3
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
22
20
20
19
21
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
20
22
22
22
20
20
21
22
23
22
22
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