Virginia Beach Surf Break

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Issued: 1 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
24.4° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Virginia Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
13
10
6
43
57
71
30
23
31
14
36
31
40
35
37
12
12
13
15
31
80
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
WNW
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:18AM1.01m
9:42PM1.33m
10:13AM1.02m
10:35PM1.26m
11:08AM1.03m
Low Tide
3:20AM-0.15m
3:14PM-0.14m
4:12AM-0.13m
4:10PM-0.11m
5:04AM-0.10m
5:08PM-0.05m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:24
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
27
29
30
28
26
24
23
24
29
34
37
34
32
Feels °C
23
23
23
21
21
21
23
23
23
21
22
26
29
30
28
24
23
22
22
27
31
34
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
15
15
14
13
10
6
12
25
37
30
23
31
14
5
5
5
9
4
12
12
13
15
31
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
2
6
6
2
2
2
1
1
8
1
1
1
5
4
1
1
1
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
E
3
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.3
SW
3
0.6
SE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
43
57
71
1
36
31
40
35
37
26
27
21
24
35
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
246
246
246
246
1237
970
82
930
0
580
134
169
302
4
398
916
930
636
1961
916
2921
930
225
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
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