Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.5
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
12
12
15
19
25
25
25
25
27
39
67
53
49
54
47
31
23
18
16
21
26
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM0.79m
1:23AM0.91m
2:01PM0.81m
2:18AM0.89m
2:59PM0.87m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.18m
7:15PM0.27m
7:56AM0.16m
8:14PM0.26m
8:46AM0.13m
9:14PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
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6:01
6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
20
22
21
20
20
19
18
19
21
23
23
22
22
20
9
10
12
13
10
10
12
11
14
14
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
21
21
20
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
7
12
12
4
3
14
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
53
49
54
47
31
23
18
16
13
13
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
18
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
14
4
5
12
15
1
1
4
4
2
6
28
28
15
15
15
14
14
13
11
12
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
14
14
3
7
5
6
6
6
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
5
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
6
10
19
5
8
6
6
14
39
67
1
2
1
21
26
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
246
246
246
415
374
374
398
281
619
743
619
398
40
0
0
0
0
4
10
99
619
387
280
172
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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