Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
26.4°C
2.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
20
22
23
23
23
36
36
35
33
32
32
32
31
31
39
31
29
55
58
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:07AM1.30m
9:21PM1.16m
9:51AM1.29m
10:02PM1.09m
10:33AM1.25m
10:43PM1.02m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.03m
3:30AM0.00m
4:03PM0.08m
4:09AM0.05m
4:48PM0.15m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
 mm
3
1
4
2
2
2
1
3
3
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
28
28
27
25
25
23
23
24
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
28
30
28
29
29
27
24
25
27
32
32
32
31
29
29
27
24
20
21
20
19
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