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Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA
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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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Virginia Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 89 | 119 | 131 | 116 | 99 | 61 | 266 | 574 | 834 | 828 | 734 | 683 | 800 | 668 | 587 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:40PM0.91m | 3:12AM0.98m | 3:52PM0.95m | 4:21AM0.95m | 4:56PM1.01m | 5:20AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.09m | 9:38AM0.09m | 10:00PM0.09m | 10:33AM0.09m | 11:05PM0.08m | 11:23AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | — |
2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 89 | 119 | 131 | 116 | 99 | 61 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 14 | — | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 37 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 12 | — | E 11 | — | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | S 5 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 44 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 266 | 574 | 834 | 828 | 734 | 683 | 800 | 668 | 587 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1133 | 142 | 916 | 142 | 142 | 302 | 930 | 701 | 701 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 180 | 246 | 1133 | 1051 | 481 | 464 | 464 | 246 | 251 | 381 |
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