Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 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 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
24
24
24
28
64
68
43
49
43
39
31
83
78
64
49
38
37
37
37
44
46
53
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM0.84m
10:26PM1.07m
10:49AM0.81m
11:07PM1.02m
11:31AM0.80m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.07m
3:59PM0.13m
4:49AM0.11m
4:40PM0.18m
5:31AM0.15m
5:27PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:03
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7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
12
13
13
18
21
22
21
17
16
15
16
21
24
24
20
18
18
17
18
22
23
21
22
21
8
10
8
13
16
17
17
12
11
10
12
17
19
19
15
14
15
14
15
18
20
18
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.9
SE
6
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
26
24
24
24
24
14
14
18
18
9
8
8
8
8
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
46
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
3
6
2
1
2
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
13
11
6
3
7
28
64
68
43
49
43
39
31
83
78
64
49
38
37
37
37
44
2
53
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
182
82
142
1264
1956
1961
619
1956
619
439
619
1262
1262
1262
1262
881
881
881
619
439
1143
619
439
412
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
5
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