42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
51
54
64
36
36
33
32
32
33
60
33
33
33
33
32
31
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:00AM1.05m
1:27PM1.28m
2:13AM1.05m
2:41PM1.21m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.16m
7:08AM0.20m
8:17PM0.18m
8:23AM0.23m
9:21PM0.16m
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
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14
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14
14
14
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17
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
10
10
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11
11
11
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12
12
14
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15
16
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