42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
7.3° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average 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 2AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (16 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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!
!
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SE
1.6
SE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)6678888888991099999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)139209314407528634655686786941711427159178132121121121124119119949290
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
55
S
55
S
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
0.86
6:28AM
1.05
6:48PM
0.96
7:13AM
1.10
7:31PM
1.07
7:54AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.05
12:45PM
0.03
12:56AM
-0.02
1:25PM
-0.05
1:43AM
-0.09
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----7:13-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset7:09-------7:10-------7:12-------
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---211-1112-------------
Temp. °C16151516171719181718116312577420012
Feels °C (?)1010101213121412894-4-6-7-5-2-1-2-6-6-8-6-4-3
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