Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
28.4°C
4.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
7
24
19
26
25
24
23
31
45
57
28
78
59
59
48
47
32
32
32
31
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:34AM0.92m
4:18PM1.20m
4:45AM0.98m
5:24PM1.23m
5:49AM1.06m
6:20PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.10m
10:49PM0.17m
10:47AM0.08m
11:48PM0.12m
11:51AM0.04m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
24
25
25
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
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