Virginia Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Virginia, USA)

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Virginia Beach Surf Guide

Virginia Beach in Virginia is an exposed beach/Jetty break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. The beach break offers mainly right hand waves. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Hazards include rips and locals.

Virginia Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	2	consistent	16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Virginia Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Virginia Beach occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Virginia Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Virginia Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in July while 45% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 20% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

45%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

20%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Virginia Beach Location Map

Interactive Virginia Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Virginia Beach is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU) in USA, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Virginia Beach is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), also in USA, 22 km (14 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Virginia Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 16:35 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	5	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Virginia Beach look like?

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Tides at Virginia Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Inside channel, Rudee Inlet, Virginia, 1 km from Virginia Beach.

Next High Water: 11:49pm | 0.97m

Next Low Water: 05:27pm | 0.22m

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Virginia Beach Sea Temperature

Don't be deceived by the very warm air temperatures as the water temperature at Virginia Beach will be much cooler (16.0 °C). Most surfers would wear a good quality spring wetsuit. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite