Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
154
166
210
103
294
190
161
133
124
129
100
88
86
86
88
88
58
117
119
161
170
161
121
119
110
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
N
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:10AM1.21m
5:25PM1.01m
5:54AM1.25m
6:08PM0.99m
6:35AM1.27m
6:48PM0.98m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.10m
11:27PM0.05m
12:15PM0.08m
00:09AM0.04m
12:58PM0.07m
00:49AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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5:01
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17
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Temp °C
21
21
23
24
21
18
17
17
16
15
13
14
15
15
13
11
10
10
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
20
20
21
23
21
20
17
17
13
10
6
8
10
11
7
5
5
5
6
10
11
10
9
7
6
7
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