42nd St VA Beach surf break

42nd St VA Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 03 Nov 2025 EST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average 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 12 days are 1.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 10) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 05) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (EST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7AM (Mon 10th Nov)5ft (1.5m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 42nd St VA Beach over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1.4
NNW
1.1
N
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.7
SSE
1.1
N
0.8
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.9
SSE
1.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)85489996559111111566101075
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10380481316168335228911112327181622108691
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
W
30
N
15
NNE
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
5
WNW
20
SE
25
SSW
25
W
40
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.21
5:57AM
1.49
6:19PM
1.22
6:48AM
1.57
7:10PM
1.22
7:37AM
1.61
8:00PM
1.19
8:27AM
1.59
8:53PM
1.15
9:22AM
1.52
9:51PM
1.10
10:20AM
1.44
10:51PM
1.06
11:17AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
-0.03
12:26PM
-0.01
12:23AM
-0.08
1:17PM
-0.05
1:11AM
-0.10
2:07PM
-0.06
1:59AM
-0.09
3:00PM
-0.03
2:50AM
-0.03
4:00PM
0.02
3:48AM
0.04
5:02PM
0.08
4:53AM
0.12
Mon
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise--6:30--6:31--6:31--6:33--6:33--6:35--6:35
Sunset5:05--5:04--5:02--5:01--5:00--5:00--4:59--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------3-1--
Temp. °C15141416151718171213121819182122192322117
Feels °C (?)136811119109699141513192117202010
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Information about the 42nd St VA Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 42nd St VA Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at 42nd St VA Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (42nd St VA Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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