Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
26.8°C
2.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.8
SE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.8
S
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
14
14
12
14
21
33
15
15
20
11
8
22
87
90
6
20
18
17
17
17
17
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:45AM1.15m
7:10PM1.26m
7:35AM1.22m
7:56PM1.25m
8:22AM1.28m
8:39PM1.21m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.00m
1:28AM0.01m
1:44PM-0.02m
2:11AM-0.02m
2:33PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
24
26
27
25
23
22
22
22
28
33
34
30
27
26
24
24
26
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
24
24
24
23
21
20
21
21
27
32
33
28
26
26
25
27
28
26
25
26
26
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