Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.9
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
333
371
371
424
452
251
320
457
394
414
398
346
299
280
259
204
186
186
212
225
238
284
285
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:01AM1.12m
6:18PM1.09m
6:43AM1.23m
7:03PM1.12m
7:26AM1.31m
7:47PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.12m
12:13PM0.15m
00:23AM0.06m
1:01PM0.07m
1:06AM0.00m
1:48PM0.01m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
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