Virginia Beach Surf Break

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Issued: 1 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
23.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
12
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
78
54
40
23
14
22
44
32
33
33
17
16
14
24
14
13
6
6
6
6
14
8
19
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
NNW
5
E
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:27PM1.18m
12:03PM1.03m
00:18AM1.09m
12:59PM1.03m
1:09AM0.98m
1:55PM1.03m
Low Tide
5:56AM-0.06m
6:09PM0.02m
6:48AM-0.03m
7:11PM0.08m
7:39AM0.01m
8:13PM0.12m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:25
 mm
1
2
17
7
1
Temp °C
27
24
22
22
22
24
23
23
22
23
22
24
25
25
23
22
22
21
22
24
26
26
23
23
Feels °C
28
26
24
22
23
24
25
25
24
22
20
23
24
24
21
20
23
21
21
22
24
24
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
93
78
54
40
23
6
22
44
32
33
33
17
16
14
3
3
7
6
3
6
6
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
14
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
6
6
1
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
N
3
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
5
1
3
6
4
2
24
14
13
2
1
1
14
8
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
4
10
201
134
172
4
110
180
246
246
246
302
357
353
477
182
142
537
1229
1229
1229
1229
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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