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 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.7°C
2.6° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
24
17
17
18
20
20
20
20
20
32
22
23
23
23
23
36
43
41
41
41
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
WSW
0
SE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
8:30AM1.38m
8:45PM1.33m
9:12AM1.41m
9:25PM1.26m
9:53AM1.40m
10:06PM1.19m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.05m
2:57AM0.02m
3:25PM0.08m
3:34AM0.05m
4:11PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
10
2
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
25
25
24
23
25
26
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
29
26
27
27
27
26
29
28
28
27
27
29
26
26
28
30
31
30
30
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