42nd St VA Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

42nd St VA Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
11
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
28
27
27
27
26
25
24
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
NW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
NE
15
E
10
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:27PM1.11m
4:49AM0.85m
5:16PM1.14m
5:40AM0.89m
6:03PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.34m
10:36AM0.31m
11:50PM0.30m
11:27AM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
2
3
1
2
Temp °C
26
27
25
24
23
23
26
29
29
28
28
26
25
25
26
27
27
23
24
Feels °C
28
29
26
25
23
23
26
30
29
29
29
27
25
26
27
27
26
25
27
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