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42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
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42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1
N
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)555888455555557666678877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20126101514204345695451272111161718151411111011
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
0
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
25
WNW
20
WNW
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07PM
1.41
10:37AM
1.03
11:03PM
1.35
11:33AM
0.99
11:59PM
1.28
12:31PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40AM
-0.11
4:34PM
-0.08
5:40AM
-0.05
5:35PM
-0.02
6:40AM
0.00
6:38PM
0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:20----
Sunset------7:42-------7:43-------7:44-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C131211101416131311109999109910101118242018
Feels °C (?)1110857105633233543233310181618
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