Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
90
83
81
79
78
56
53
39
38
37
37
52
71
66
68
51
55
40
39
36
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
W
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:31PM1.19m
8:49AM0.88m
9:09PM1.16m
9:28AM0.86m
9:47PM1.12m
10:08AM0.84m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.02m
2:56AM0.02m
2:44PM0.05m
3:33AM0.04m
3:21PM0.09m
4:09AM0.07m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:52
7:52
7:52
7:53
2
3
5
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
13
11
9
10
12
12
12
11
10
11
14
16
12
12
13
12
13
18
22
9
8
8
11
12
9
6
4
4
6
8
8
6
4
4
8
13
7
6
9
7
8
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
118
90
83
81
79
78
56
53
39
38
37
37
52
71
66
68
51
55
40
39
36
23
23
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
N
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
14
6
2
1
1
2
2
2
9
19
20
24
8
7
5
1
8
2
2
9
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
14
9
10
9
9
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
2
4
2
8
25
19
17
4
1
3
8
17
12
10
14
13
17
11
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
742
377
246
0
0
172
172
276
276
246
134
0
5
263
180
0
0
134
182
426
590
743
426
426
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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