Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
S
5
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
22
29
19
14
14
20
36
14
18
27
35
47
45
44
73
24
28
45
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16PM1.16m
2:36AM0.87m
3:20PM1.18m
3:44AM0.87m
4:28PM1.21m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.16m
8:48AM0.05m
9:58PM0.15m
9:50AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
31
31
27
26
26
25
29
32
32
31
27
25
25
24
28
33
34
31
27
Feels °C
31
33
29
28
28
27
31
33
33
33
29
26
26
24
29
33
33
31
27
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