Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
20.9°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (10 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
4
1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
3
ESE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
22
21
42
55
21
41
70
117
179
261
657
1155
902
711
638
545
459
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
35
SE
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:32PM1.14m
7:58AM1.32m
8:12PM1.11m
8:40AM1.32m
8:52PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.02m
2:16PM0.05m
2:19AM0.02m
2:58PM0.07m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
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heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:32
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2
4
12
31
40
2
3
1
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
21
22
24
24
24
22
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
15
16
19
23
26
25
25
21
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