Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
25.3°C
2.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night).

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Friday
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Saturday
26
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2 AM
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11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3689
3671
3539
3560
3377
3377
3283
3230
3307
3575
4260
2675
2281
2174
1704
1381
980
749
628
419
387
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:55PM1.15m
7:18AM1.15m
7:36PM1.17m
7:58AM1.23m
8:16PM1.18m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.17m
1:05AM0.10m
1:28PM0.11m
1:43AM0.05m
2:11PM0.06m
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cloud
light rain
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
19
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17
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Feels °C
12
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18
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