42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.6°C
2.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
53
36
89
84
62
40
38
36
36
26
25
16
16
16
19
29
33
23
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:32PM1.05m
12:02PM1.26m
00:14AM0.98m
12:44PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.27m
5:36AM0.26m
6:35PM0.33m
6:20AM0.32m
7:24PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
23
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
21
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
22
22
24
22
22
22
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