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 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
9
9
10
24
24
23
22
9
12
31
16
18
15
15
11
14
54
19
35
74
115
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34AM1.03m
9:44PM1.19m
10:13AM1.07m
10:22PM1.16m
10:55AM1.12m
Low Tide
3:26AM0.04m
3:27PM0.12m
4:01AM0.03m
4:11PM0.14m
4:38AM0.03m
5:00PM0.16m
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
27
29
30
29
27
Feels °C
26
27
25
26
27
25
26
25
24
23
23
27
25
24
24
24
25
24
26
28
28
30
29
27
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