Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 EST
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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
4.4° C
(Which is 6.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1
ENE
1.3
NE
1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)11111111121212121111111015158888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)329226230360285455273169111814628201716335555343434171717
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
1.08
12:48PM
0.80
1:29AM
1.05
1:57PM
0.78
2:44AM
1.03
3:14PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.07
7:02PM
0.00
8:11AM
0.09
8:09PM
0.01
9:20AM
0.09
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:41-------6:39-------6:39----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:53-
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------113622
Temp. °C41-1-2-224433446910101010101010111312
Feels °C (?)-4-8-10-10-10-4-1-1-3-4-4-4-2134467888109
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