Virginia Beach Surf Break

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
25.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
32
31
15
22
22
18
14
14
13
13
31
25
24
18
14
15
16
16
32
38
30
50
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
25
SSE
20
S
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ESE
25
S
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM0.92m
11:39PM1.00m
12:14PM0.95m
00:22AM0.96m
12:59PM1.00m
1:08AM0.92m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.05m
5:31PM0.17m
6:00AM0.04m
6:22PM0.18m
6:43AM0.03m
7:17PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
10
16
11
4
Temp °C
27
27
33
35
34
32
28
25
25
24
30
32
31
29
26
25
25
25
30
32
27
23
22
23
Feels °C
29
29
36
37
33
33
31
28
26
25
30
31
30
30
27
28
28
28
33
36
30
25
21
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
32
32
32
31
15
14
14
14
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
16
16
27
30
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
3
14
16
8
16
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
1
SE
5
Energy kJ
7
1
3
9
22
22
18
10
6
10
31
25
24
18
14
15
15
14
32
38
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
142
182
2013
1661
387
172
288
353
569
2128
2853
2013
916
193
134
1140
297
4
2314
172
172
99
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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