Surf Forecasts:
42nd St VA Beach surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, ENE swell with 254 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 42nd St VA Beach in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore 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 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 42nd St VA Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 34 | 66 | 25 | 17 | 194 | 153 | 202 | 95 | 150 | 97 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.23m | 11:46AM1.18m | 11:55PM1.12m | 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 | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM-0.08m | 5:58PM0.05m | 6:20AM-0.03m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | 11 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 10 | — | 153 | 202 | 95 | 32 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | E 13 | E 8 | SSW 4 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | — | E 6 | WSW 4 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 10 | — | — | NE 5 | S 7 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | N 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | SE 5 | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 66 | — | 17 | 194 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 150 | 97 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1226 | 1234 | 329 | 0 | 4 | 284 | 87 | 186 | 587 | 87 | 934 | 2310 | 888 | 394 | 0 | 87 | 250 | 168 | 189 |
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