Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
26.3° C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Virginia Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ENE
4
0.4
SE
9
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
33
18
18
19
16
22
29
28
42
39
49
51
40
77
91
74
78
69
54
54
45
34
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:48PM1.05m
2:00AM0.89m
2:43PM1.10m
3:00AM0.86m
3:43PM1.15m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.02m
8:15PM0.16m
8:19AM0.01m
9:14PM0.13m
9:12AM-0.01m
10:16PM0.09m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
3
10
2
2
1
2
7
Temp °C
26
25
28
28
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
25
28
31
27
27
28
28
Feels °C
29
28
31
30
28
28
26
27
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
27
27
29
33
35
30
28
29
29
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