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 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.0°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
19
12
17
17
15
29
46
69
66
64
88
85
74
50
47
46
46
45
31
30
28
27
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
E
15
E
10
SE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
0
NNE
15
E
10
SE
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
11:12AM1.35m
11:26PM1.10m
12:00PM1.35m
00:15AM1.05m
12:51PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.07m
5:35PM0.19m
5:34AM0.10m
6:31PM0.22m
6:25AM0.12m
7:31PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
28
29
29
29
27
26
26
25
28
30
28
27
28
26
26
25
29
32
31
32
26
Feels °C
28
27
27
31
31
28
29
27
26
26
26
30
32
29
29
31
27
26
26
30
35
31
33
23
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