42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 13 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
9.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (13 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (13 Mar)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
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 (?)
1.3
N
1
N
1.1
NNE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
SSE
0.2
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)5566666611111161077777344556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80519234311395991023878855510263354101
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
0.90
4:17PM
0.72
4:50AM
0.94
5:10PM
0.78
5:40AM
1.00
6:00PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.20
10:22AM
0.20
10:14PM
0.16
11:12AM
0.16
11:08PM
0.11
12:00PM
0.10
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise---7:18-------7:16-------7:15----
Sunset------7:08-------7:08-------7:09-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C565557111211121010111212101099911131415
Feels °C (?)0111-2-23436456875533246810
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