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Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Virginia Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
35 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 31 | 29 | 73 | 31 | 24 | 34 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.01m | 8:11PM1.38m | 8:41AM1.01m | 9:02PM1.38m | 9:33AM1.01m | 9:55PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM-0.14m | 1:46PM-0.14m | 2:44AM-0.16m | 2:37PM-0.15m | 3:35AM-0.16m | 3:28PM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 35 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 73 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 32 | — | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 19 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 22 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 619 | 1140 | 1135 | 206 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 420 | 287 | 182 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 82 | 169 | 483 | 483 | 426 |
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