
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 59 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.30m | 3:38AM0.98m | 4:19PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.04m | 5:22PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.19m | 9:52PM0.25m | 9:41AM0.18m | 10:55PM0.21m | 10:49AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 9 | S 6 | S 5 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 59 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 988 | 2018 | 2018 | 787 | 268 | 251 | 461 | 758 | 473 | 738 | 533 | 739 | 383 | 342 | 272 | 272 | 284 | 247 | 410 | 188 | 188 |
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