Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDT
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
42
51
52
57
53
43
94
73
69
54
54
44
41
41
40
40
41
50
52
50
45
59
45
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM0.98m
6:32PM1.26m
6:59AM1.00m
7:21PM1.34m
7:50AM1.01m
8:11PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:07PM-0.07m
1:01AM-0.08m
12:57PM-0.11m
1:53AM-0.14m
1:46PM-0.14m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:05
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
14
15
15
15
13
12
12
15
16
17
18
16
16
16
17
21
25
26
23
20
18
16
14
14
8
11
10
11
9
8
7
9
9
13
15
13
13
13
15
18
21
22
19
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
32
42
51
52
57
53
43
94
73
69
54
54
44
41
41
40
40
41
50
52
50
32
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
4
3
25
9
8
3
3
7
28
32
32
32
33
33
33
33
27
26
28
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
9
8
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.3
N
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
Energy kJ
4
26
31
14
14
15
12
17
18
8
2
1
1
1
1
3
25
45
59
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
5
149
180
134
193
4
5
0
0
263
86
180
134
5
0
0
0
0
0
619
619
619
206
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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