Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 15 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (15 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
69
54
48
54
46
31
30
33
33
47
32
32
56
75
62
29
30
31
31
33
47
47
29
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
N
5
NNE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
6:59AM1.00m
7:21PM1.34m
7:50AM1.01m
8:11PM1.38m
8:41AM1.01m
9:02PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:57PM-0.11m
1:53AM-0.14m
1:46PM-0.14m
2:44AM-0.16m
2:37PM-0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
12
12
15
17
19
15
17
16
17
16
21
25
26
24
19
18
18
18
24
28
28
26
23
21
7
7
9
12
16
12
13
13
14
12
17
20
21
21
15
14
15
15
23
27
26
25
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
73
69
54
48
54
46
31
30
33
33
47
32
32
30
26
25
29
24
15
31
8
24
23
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
N
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
19
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
9
4
24
24
24
25
25
32
31
31
26
28
16
24
30
31
8
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
N
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
2
9
2
21
16
15
16
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.5
S
6
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
28
14
17
11
1
3
2
2
5
15
56
75
62
6
3
1
15
33
47
47
29
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)
4
0
263
86
6
12
5
4
4
12
12
10
619
805
1135
744
12
5
0
193
206
280
206
172
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
2
3
4
5
2
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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