Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
27.2°C
1.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:19PM1.01m
3:33AM0.75m
4:22PM1.01m
4:43AM0.77m
5:19PM1.04m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.32m
9:38AM0.28m
10:51PM0.31m
10:36AM0.27m
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
5
2
2
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
23
23
25
27
25
25
24
25
24
23
26
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
23
25
26
26
25
25
27
29
27
26
26
27
26
24
26
29
28
27
28
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