Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 EDT
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Virginia Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
413
318
311
336
232
203
254
370
392
400
326
306
300
250
245
245
209
173
186
176
173
169
132
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
10
NW
30
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:49PM1.08m
6:10AM0.92m
6:34PM1.14m
6:53AM0.92m
7:15PM1.18m
7:32AM0.91m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.06m
00:03AM0.06m
12:09PM0.04m
00:54AM0.04m
12:51PM0.02m
1:39AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
13
6
7
8
7
7
8
9
8
10
11
10
8
9
9
10
10
13
12
12
14
14
15
14
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
336
232
203
254
370
392
400
326
306
300
250
245
245
209
173
186
176
173
169
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
25
23
15
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
Energy kJ
404
413
318
311
251
9
27
36
2
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
246
231
629
251
251
246
29
29
29
246
172
302
12
5
5
0
5
590
590
302
5
6
0
246
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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