
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 49 | 8 | 51 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.07m | 12:06PM1.00m | 00:11AM1.02m | 12:49PM1.05m | 00:55AM0.97m | 1:38PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.17m | 5:55AM0.04m | 6:12PM0.18m | 6:35AM0.03m | 7:05PM0.18m | 7:18AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | — | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 1 | — | 8 | 51 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
— | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 64 | 62 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1360 | 1961 | 250 | 168 | 934 | 934 | 168 | 2856 | 1151 | 2899 | 188 | 129 | 1684 | 490 | 490 | 974 | 1151 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 |
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