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42nd St VA Beach Surf Photo: 'Little Insider' by Mike Clark

Lat Long: 36.87° N 75.98° W

Issued: 1 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 42nd St VA Beach sea temperature is

24.2° C

Normal for this time of year

42nd St VA Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE
	4 s	cross- on	4 s	8 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE
	5 s	on	5 s	7 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE	ESE
	6 s	on	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE
	6 s	on	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE	ESE
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE	SE	SE
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE	SE
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE	SE
	7 s	on	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE	SE
	7 s	on	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	E	ESE
	7 s	on	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	E
	7 s	on	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	E
	7 s	on	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	E
	7 s	on	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	E
	7 s	cross- on	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	ENE	ENE
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE
	8 s	on	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 42nd St VA Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 28 minutes before high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.1m (3.6 ft). Range 6.09m (20.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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42nd St VA Beach Surf Photo: 'Little Insider' by Mike Clark

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Photo taken at: 2:41 pm 1 Sep 2025