42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
51
24
23
14
14
14
21
13
17
23
12
5
5
18
13
15
15
6
4
2
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SSW
10
NW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
SE
15
SE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:26PM1.31m
4:52AM0.94m
5:29PM1.35m
5:59AM1.01m
6:32PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.07m
11:05PM0.14m
10:51AM0.05m
00:10AM0.08m
11:58AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
1
11
1
Temp °C
29
32
33
31
26
26
25
25
28
31
31
30
27
26
25
25
29
33
34
27
29
Feels °C
31
34
33
30
29
26
26
26
30
34
31
31
26
26
26
26
31
36
35
24
30
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