Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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 afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
254
370
377
385
356
300
294
250
250
214
214
176
173
173
176
140
137
123
120
128
158
158
122
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
0
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
W
15
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:10AM0.92m
6:34PM1.14m
6:53AM0.92m
7:15PM1.18m
7:32AM0.91m
7:54PM1.19m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.04m
00:54AM0.04m
12:51PM0.02m
1:39AM0.02m
1:30PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:11
6:09
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7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
14
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
15
16
16
17
16
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
10
9
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
13
16
14
13
14
15
17
15
9
8
11
13
12
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
203
254
370
377
385
356
300
294
250
250
214
214
176
173
173
176
140
137
123
120
128
158
158
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
26
25
24
15
11
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
6
3
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.6
NNW
3
1
NNW
4
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
4
4
10
21
29
8
40
34
43
18
18
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
742
355
337
337
5
0
0
50
169
591
297
5
0
4
180
246
246
29
29
29
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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