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 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
SE
9
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
30
30
38
37
24
36
28
26
26
27
22
33
33
41
33
31
50
28
28
28
28
28
28
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM1.48m
10:19PM1.17m
10:49AM1.47m
11:11PM1.12m
11:42AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.05m
4:24PM0.14m
4:19AM0.09m
5:20PM0.18m
5:12AM0.13m
6:20PM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:50
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6:49
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6:47
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
24
27
27
24
23
Feels °C
22
22
20
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
20
21
21
22
21
20
24
27
25
22
21
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