
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:14AM0.98m | 12:44PM1.20m | 00:58AM0.93m | 1:33PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.33m | 6:20AM0.32m | 7:24PM0.38m | 7:07AM0.37m | 8:22PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 |
38 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 3 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1138 | 1138 | 251 | 251 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 148 | 1138 | 754 | 793 | 10 | 56 | 56 | 148 | 87 | 565 | 115 | 148 |
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