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Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA
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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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Virginia Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | |
38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 51 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 95 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.16m | 9:28AM0.86m | 9:47PM1.12m | 10:08AM0.84m | 10:26PM1.07m | 10:49AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.05m | 3:33AM0.04m | 3:21PM0.09m | 4:09AM0.07m | 3:59PM0.13m | 4:49AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
38 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 54 | 38 | 51 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 8 |
14 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 11 | NW 4 | SE 7 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
— | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 39 | 26 | 11 | — | 7 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 95 | 62 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 134 | 246 | 246 | 183 | 246 | 246 | 83 | 346 | 134 | 206 | 176 | 590 | 742 | 797 | 225 | 215 | 431 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 881 | 1687 | 813 |
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