Surf Forecasts:
Virginia Beach surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period, ESE swell with 51 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Virginia Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Virginia Beach in the next 16 days are 0.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) 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 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Virginia Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, lookin' at the charts for Virginia Beach. I gotta be straight with you, it's a rough stretch. The next week and a half is mostly a write-off for any real surfing. We’re lookin’ at tiny, weak energy. The water’s runnin’ about 80°, which is a touch warmer than we usually get this time of year, but that's about the only positive. You're gonna see a lot of flat, grovelly days.
The first real whisper of something happens on the morning of Wednesday, September 2nd. Even then, it’s only a 1 ft swell out of the ESE with a moderate energy (107). The wind is light and cross-off, so it’ll be clean, but the waves are just "surfable". It ain't gonna get your heart racing.
Thursday morning, September 3rd, is a minor standout in this bleak picture. The glassy conditions are a major plus – that early morning wind from the WNW is dead calm. You’ll see a bump to 4 ft from the ENE, but with a period of only 6 seconds, it’s messy, weak, windswell and the energy is still low (128). It’s fat and crumbly, not a proper wave.
Then we get another small window on the morning of Saturday, September 5th. A 2 ft swell from the E, period at 10 seconds gives it a bit more push, with moderate energy (102). The cross-off wind from the NNW will keep it clean. Again, it’s rideable, but that’s about the best you can say.
Look, the truth is, for the next 16 days, there are no real standouts. The small windows on the mornings of September 2nd, 3rd, and 5th are the best of a bad lot. Don’t be a hero and still expect much.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 42 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.12m | 7:11AM0.96m | 7:30PM1.15m | 7:51AM1.03m | 8:09PM1.17m | 8:31AM1.09m | 8:47PM1.17m | 9:10AM1.15m | 9:26PM1.15m | 9:50AM1.19m | 10:06PM1.12m | 10:32AM1.22m | 10:49PM1.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.20m | 1:09AM0.16m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:46AM0.11m | 1:54PM0.12m | 2:21AM0.06m | 2:35PM0.09m | 2:57AM0.03m | 3:17PM0.08m | 3:34AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.09m | 4:12AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.11m | 4:54AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 15 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 17 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | S 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 32 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 800 | 569 | 537 | 1687 | 743 | 12 | 769 | 206 | 110 | 6 | 134 | 246 | 483 | 415 | 537 | 1687 | 1386 | 142 | 415 | 346 |
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