
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.41m | 7:59AM1.17m | 8:20PM1.41m | 8:49AM1.24m | 9:06PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM-0.02m | 2:01AM-0.04m | 2:01PM-0.05m | 2:45AM-0.08m | 2:52PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 2 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2700 | 2700 | 2133 | 1234 | 268 | 251 | 148 | 306 | 251 | 1151 | 1263 | 1234 | 1234 | 306 | 490 | 479 | 565 | 2970 | 2227 | 1262 | 348 |
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