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 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.2° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
27
21
24
24
23
32
25
21
21
28
28
28
21
26
52
59
50
23
11
16
9
14
29
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37PM1.16m
2:51AM0.88m
3:40PM1.22m
3:59AM0.87m
4:40PM1.29m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.01m
9:11PM0.15m
9:04AM0.00m
10:15PM0.11m
10:03AM-0.02m
11:18PM0.06m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
24
24
23
24
24
25
27
29
31
33
30
28
27
27
30
34
34
27
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
26
27
28
30
31
33
35
33
29
27
28
30
34
35
27
27
27
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