Surf Forecasts:
42nd St VA Beach surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, SSE swell with 225 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 42nd St VA Beach this week:
The surf forecast for 42nd St VA Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 42nd St VA Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 42nd St VA Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 187 | 80 | 64 | 50 | 47 | 115 | 170 | 92 | 92 | 46 | 37 | 31 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | on | on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.17m | 00:41AM1.01m | 1:24PM1.14m | 1:27AM0.91m | 2:20PM1.12m | 2:23AM0.83m | 3:21PM1.10m | 3:31AM0.78m | 4:16PM1.09m | 4:30AM0.77m | 5:04PM1.10m | 5:22AM0.78m | 5:51PM1.12m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.12m | 7:05AM0.03m | 7:55PM0.18m | 7:50AM0.09m | 8:59PM0.23m | 8:39AM0.15m | 9:58PM0.25m | 9:30AM0.19m | 10:51PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.21m | 11:42PM0.24m | 11:07AM0.21m | 00:34AM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 47 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 187 | 80 | 64 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 45 | 49 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | 5 | 10 | — | 9 | 46 | 17 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 25 | — | 47 | 115 | 170 | 92 | 92 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 284 | 348 | 148 | 2331 | 301 | 463 | 1138 | 202 | 0 | 148 | 115 | 186 | 381 | 250 | 250 | 487 | 202 | 4 | 359 | 129 |
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