
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.34m | 1:09AM1.00m | 1:51PM1.31m | 2:16AM0.96m | 3:06PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.12m | 7:31PM0.25m | 7:22AM0.16m | 8:40PM0.27m | 8:28AM0.19m | 9:52PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 4 |
46 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 |
6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | WSW 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | ENE 7 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 22 | 24 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 202 | 197 | 282 | 10 | 220 | 458 | 129 | 168 | 762 | 796 | 533 | 348 | 649 | 301 | 649 | 845 | 2018 | 348 |
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