Virginia Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 75.97° W

Virginia Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
N
4
1.3
NNE
5
2
NNE
6
2.5
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
7
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
72
64
66
55
44
33
26
30
45
66
36
42
87
286
604
674
1068
1430
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:38PM0.87m
12:08PM1.06m
00:26AM0.84m
12:57PM1.01m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.28m
5:41AM0.30m
6:39PM0.32m
6:34AM0.34m
7:34PM0.34m
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light rain
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Temp °C
18
19
19
20
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20
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29
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25
23
18
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12
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Feels °C
16
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14
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9
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