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42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 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
15.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 42nd St VA Beach this week:

The most powerful waves expected at 42nd St VA Beach in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 07) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (May 05) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 8PM (Thu 7th May)5ft (1.6m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 42nd St VA Beach over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
1.7
SSE
7
1
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
E
11
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
39
54
39
24
14
18
8
8
2
2
42
2
2
273
135
41
19
7
9
9
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
5
N
25
S
25
SW
15
SW
30
SW
20
SW
30
S
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
50
WNW
40
WNW
25
NW
5
SSW
35
SW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08PM1.21m
9:29AM0.92m
9:43PM1.18m
10:07AM0.89m
10:22PM1.13m
10:49AM0.86m
11:03PM1.09m
11:31AM0.84m
11:45PM1.05m
12:13PM0.82m
00:27AM1.02m
12:57PM0.82m
1:12AM0.99m
1:48PM0.84m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.03m
3:18PM0.09m
4:09AM0.06m
3:54PM0.14m
4:49AM0.10m
4:35PM0.18m
5:33AM0.13m
5:21PM0.22m
6:17AM0.16m
6:10PM0.24m
7:01AM0.17m
7:00PM0.25m
7:49AM0.17m
7:58PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
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—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
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7:52
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
12
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
Temp °C
14
10
15
13
17
23
22
21
25
22
21
24
22
21
21
21
15
18
18
19
21
Feels °C
8
2
11
8
11
19
18
17
21
16
16
20
19
18
16
18
6
11
14
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
1
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
24
38
54
39
24
14
18
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
7
135
41
19
7
4
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
—
—
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
38
23
8
1
2
2
1
8
1
1
1
2
2
—
—
2
2
3
2
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
—
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
—
0.1
E
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
—
5
3
1
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
2
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
1
N
4
0.5
N
5
0.8
S
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
—
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
10
39
11
17
7
13
62
24
75
61
42
42
74
145
273
31
26
—
2
5
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
251
251
342
182
793
210
615
1997
733
934
951
2310
275
394
368
332
845
87
406
560
477
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
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4
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
4
4
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