
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 68 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 64 | 55 | 67 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 54 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22AM0.78m | 5:51PM1.12m | 6:14AM0.81m | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:03AM0.85m | 7:20PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.24m | 11:07AM0.21m | 00:34AM0.21m | 11:58AM0.20m | 1:18AM0.17m | 12:49PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
28 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 64 | 55 | 67 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 30 | 35 | 7 | 19 | 35 | — | — | — | 35 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
61 | 68 | 77 | 67 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 22 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 8 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 155 | 186 | 186 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 189 | 247 | 247 | 251 | 587 | 1151 | 613 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 202 | 1151 | 1156 | 4 | 10 |
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