Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
33
33
23
35
31
50
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
47
27
46
43
Wind (km/h)
5
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:53AM1.33m
11:16PM1.03m
11:45AM1.30m
00:09AM0.98m
12:42PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.11m
5:18AM0.08m
6:20PM0.16m
6:15AM0.11m
7:23PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
25
28
28
26
23
22
22
22
26
30
31
28
25
Feels °C
23
23
21
21
22
22
22
22
25
27
27
25
22
22
23
23
25
29
30
26
25
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