Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.4
E
11
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
N
4
0.6
E
7
1.2
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
51
48
35
35
33
33
32
35
46
49
43
46
62
48
35
29
29
40
63
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:45PM1.21m
2:14AM0.94m
2:55PM1.17m
3:28AM0.98m
4:06PM1.16m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.21m
8:26AM0.15m
9:31PM0.21m
9:35AM0.14m
10:31PM0.18m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
17
17
16
19
19
20
20
21
21
23
22
22
22
20
20
19
19
19
17
16
15
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