
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
17 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 2 | — |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 1226 | 1363 | 148 | 148 | 306 | 306 | 649 | 885 | 1143 | 1143 | 0 | 10 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 10 |
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