42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 EDT
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42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
1.7
N
1.4
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
N
1.2
N
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)565545548885555554966668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)271771094029281562014194270494238191171419151011
Wind
(km/h)
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
5
N
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
NE
15
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
1.07
10:07PM
1.41
10:37AM
1.03
11:03PM
1.35
11:33AM
0.99
11:59PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
-0.13
4:40AM
-0.11
4:34PM
-0.08
5:40AM
-0.05
5:35PM
-0.02
6:40AM
0.00
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset--7:40-------7:42-------7:43-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C131010121313111013141412111099891099101011
Feels °C (?)4138710646653332335532333
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