Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 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
14.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.3
NNE
5
2.1
NE
6
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
150
131
139
121
99
77
361
567
672
589
551
591
562
549
500
475
416
426
484
375
358
373
363
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
20
N
5
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-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
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:52PM0.95m
4:21AM0.95m
4:56PM1.01m
5:20AM0.93m
5:49PM1.08m
6:10AM0.92m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.09m
10:33AM0.09m
11:05PM0.08m
11:23AM0.06m
00:03AM0.06m
12:09PM0.04m
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:45
7:46
7:47
7:49
1
4
2
3
5
1
Temp °C
18
19
15
15
15
13
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
16
19
13
15
13
10
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
0.2
E
17
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
116
22
131
139
121
99
76
4
10
6
3
484
375
358
373
363
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.2
E
17
0.2
E
16
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
6
22
21
7
9
41
37
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
16
0.3
ENE
15
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
19
44
5
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
1.3
E
7
0.8
S
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
N
4
1.3
NNE
5
2.1
NE
6
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
1
150
24
3
14
77
361
567
672
589
551
591
562
549
500
475
416
426
368
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
701
50
29
0
169
246
246
1080
1041
482
251
251
464
464
251
388
1147
483
461
246
29
246
29
180
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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