Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C
1.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
49
36
31
63
53
47
34
35
35
35
34
34
33
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
WNW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:50PM1.05m
6:09AM0.76m
6:37PM1.08m
6:56AM0.81m
7:20PM1.10m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.20m
00:21AM0.21m
11:58AM0.18m
1:06AM0.17m
12:48PM0.16m
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
7
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
23
24
24
23
23
21
21
20
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
19
22
23
24
23
24
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
25
24
25
24
26
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