
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 198 | 196 | 131 | 123 | 133 | 93 | 64 | 88 | 116 | 86 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 66 | 65 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.12m | 2:23AM0.83m | 3:21PM1.10m | 3:31AM0.78m | 4:16PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.23m | 8:39AM0.15m | 9:58PM0.25m | 9:30AM0.19m | 10:51PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
— | — | 2 | — | 131 | 123 | 133 | 93 | 64 | 88 | 116 | 86 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 27 | — | 17 | 15 | 15 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | W 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
28 | 94 | 198 | 196 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 66 | 65 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1138 | 250 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 216 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 247 | 148 | 174 | 251 | 102 |
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