Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 EST
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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
4.4° C
(Which is 6.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
SSE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)1212121211111110151578888888888566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28540327316911181462820172133555534241717101775728872
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
5
NW
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
0.80
1:29AM
1.05
1:57PM
0.78
2:44AM
1.03
3:14PM
0.80
4:00AM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.07
7:02PM
0.00
8:11AM
0.09
8:09PM
0.01
9:20AM
0.09
9:18PM
-0.01
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:37
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:53-----
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------68633----
Temp. °C024233346911101010101010121343222
Feels °C (?)-8-40-4-3-4-5-5-21445677798-2-2-3-3-3
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