
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00PM1.02m | 11:24AM1.26m | 11:44PM0.98m | 12:07PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.28m | 4:54AM0.30m | 5:57PM0.32m | 5:41AM0.36m | 6:44PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 |
7 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 2 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 15 | 47 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 31 | 39 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 473 | 533 | 565 | 148 | 1144 | 148 | 1147 | 1150 | 1150 | 1150 | 148 | 0 | 6 | 1684 | 1684 | 1684 | 408 | 408 |
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