
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 42nd St VA Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 42nd St VA Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 15 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 50 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 83 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.41m | 9:25PM1.26m | 9:53AM1.40m | 10:06PM1.19m | 10:36AM1.37m | 10:49PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.02m | 3:25PM0.08m | 3:34AM0.05m | 4:11PM0.13m | 4:12AM0.11m | 4:59PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 15 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
9 | 15 | 28 | 23 | — | 50 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | 71 | 83 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 306 | 923 | 1138 | 1138 | 1143 | 4 | 129 | 180 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 105 | 186 | 251 | 272 | 1081 | 845 |
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