Surf Forecasts:
Virginia Beach surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, S swell with 257 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Virginia Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Virginia Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Virginia Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Virginia Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m gonna level with you. This 16-day forecast for Virginia Beach is a tough one to swallow. There’s just not much happening in the water. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions with no real swell to get excited about.
Starting from July 19 and running all the way to August 3, we’re basically looking at flat to tiny surf. Sunday the 19th starts off with a 0.5m swell from the SE, a short 8 second period, and combined energy of only 39 (weak). Afternoon winds swing cross-onshore and chop it up. Monday and Tuesday are even smaller, with 0.4m and 0.2m – total washouts.
The only faint flicker comes on Wednesday morning July 22. Swell lifts to 0.8m from the SE, still short period, but the wind goes cross-offshore from the WSW and cleans the surface up. Combined energy hits 86 (still weak). It’s not good, but it’s the least bad option in the first week if you just need to get wet.
Friday July 24 brings a pulse of 1.2m from the NE but with a terrible 5 second period and fresh cross-onshore wind at 30 km/h, it’s lumpy and blown out. That’s not surf.
The second week, from July 27 onward, is just more of the same: tiny 0.2m to 0.6m swell, periods mostly 8 seconds or less, and combined energy barely reaching 47. There’s a glassy morning on July 31 with 0.4m, but with only 25 energy, it’s flat. Cross-offshore and clean winds on a few days (like July 28 and 29) keep the surface nice, but there’s nothing to ride.
To be honest, for a beach break like Virginia Beach, we need a solid SE or E groundswell with clean offshore wind. This forecast gives us none of that. The water temperature is about average for this time of year. If you’re into kitesurfing, those windy, choppy afternoons might be fun, but for a surfer, this is a 16-day bust. I wouldn’t recommend paddling out on any of these days.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 187 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 77 | 53 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:49PM1.06m | 12:29PM1.10m | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:19PM1.08m | 1:21AM0.87m | 2:10PM1.05m | 2:11AM0.79m | 3:05PM1.03m | 3:08AM0.74m | 4:02PM1.02m | 4:12AM0.72m | 4:58PM1.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM-0.02m | 6:44PM0.11m | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:42PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:39PM0.22m | 8:30AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.24m | 9:18AM0.17m | 10:33PM0.25m | 10:10AM0.20m | 11:29PM0.24m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 8:21 | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 5 | — | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 187 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 53 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 4 | SW 4 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 7 | ESE 8 | E 4 | NNW 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 26 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | NNE 3 | E 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 20 | — | 25 | 38 | 25 | 40 | 49 | 31 | 77 | 49 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 288 | 169 | 142 | 142 | 800 | 426 | 1135 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 246 | 246 | 252 | 254 | 297 | 180 |
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