Virginia Beach surf break

Virginia Beach surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
7.5° C
(Which is 3.3°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 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (15 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SSE
1.9
SE
1.4
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)566678888888988999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)991221392093144355796506947178059415672791811821651241211211271199492
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
30
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.88
6:37AM
1.02
6:56PM
0.98
7:19AM
1.07
7:37PM
1.07
8:00AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
0.11
12:16AM
0.07
12:46PM
0.03
1:04AM
-0.01
1:27PM
-0.04
1:49AM
-0.08
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--7:09-------7:10-------7:12-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----321-222-3-----------
Temp. °C1415161515161718191817191163236874201
Feels °C (?)710111111131415141210125-3-4-5-3-110-5-6-7-5
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