Surf Forecasts:
Virginia Beach surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, SSE swell with 59 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Virginia Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your board shorts, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking flat and pretty damn frustrating for us at Virginia Beach. We’re in a real dry spell, so if you’re hanging for a wave, you’re gonna have to be patient.
The whole 16-day window is looking like a write-off. We’ve got a serious gap of nothing, with the first stretch running from now until the 26th of August with literally zero surf on offer. The swell energy is weak, barely kicking up a few inches, and what’s there is mostly onshore slop. It’s a classic summer flat spell.
There’s a tiny blip of hope on Thursday the 27th. The breeze goes glassy in the morning, and we see the combined swell energy tick up a little to 62. We’re still talking small, ankle to knee-high stuff at 2ft, but it’s clean and glassy. The period is a modest 10 seconds, so it’s not a groundswell of any note, but it’s the only time it looks even remotely rideable. That Thursday morning is your one chance to get wet, but honestly, it’s a “beggars can’t be choosers” situation.
Before that, everything is just poor. We see some cross-off and clean morning breezes on the 17th, 20th, and 21st, but the swell is just too tiny to do anything with. It’s not even worth the paddle out. The water temp is sitting at 80°, which is just about normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a hood.
What a drag. The long-range hints at a slightly better period towards the end of the second week, with a period bumping up to 11-12 seconds, but the size is still nowhere near enough. And with the wind staying mostly onshore or cross-onshore, it’s just going to be bumpy and flat. I’m not seeing any standouts here. It’s a lean fortnight, folks. Keep the board in the car, but keep an eye on the forecast because it’s bound to change.
Until next time, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 49 | 51 | 34 | 53 | 17 | 13 | 38 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50PM1.21m | 10:21AM1.21m | 10:33PM1.13m | 11:07AM1.20m | 11:16PM1.04m | 11:53AM1.16m | 11:58PM0.95m | 12:38PM1.12m | 00:42AM0.87m | 1:26PM1.07m | 1:30AM0.81m | 2:19PM1.03m | 2:26AM0.76m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM-0.06m | 4:28PM0.02m | 4:47AM-0.02m | 5:19PM0.10m | 5:30AM0.05m | 6:10PM0.17m | 6:14AM0.11m | 7:04PM0.23m | 7:00AM0.18m | 8:00PM0.28m | 7:49AM0.23m | 8:57PM0.31m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:55 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Temp °C | 31 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 31 |
Feels °C | 35 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 49 | 51 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | — | NE 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | NNE 3 | ESE 12 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | E 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | NE 3 | — | N 3 | NE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 22 | 59 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 53 | 17 | 8 | 38 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 1133 | 2697 | 1133 | 930 | 1139 | 884 | 4 | 288 | 263 | 246 | 483 | 314 | 246 | 797 | 699 | 215 | 193 | 193 |
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