Surf Forecasts:
Virginia Beach surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, ENE swell with 118 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 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Virginia Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what's cookin' at Virginia Beach for the next couple of weeks. Gotta say, it’s a tough stretch for most of it. The forecast is full of small, junky waves that ain't worth wetting your wetsuit for.
The first little glimmer of hope shows up on Wednesday the 16th of September. That morning we get a pulse of 4ft swell from the E with a 6-second period. The kicker is the wind – SSW at 9 mph, which is a clean cross-offshore breeze. The combined swell energy hits 116, so there’s some juice. You can surf it, but it's nothing to write home about, just ordinary.
Now, if you wanna wait for the big one, that's on Saturday the 19th of September. We're looking at 6ft of NE swell with an 8-second period, and the energy rockets up to 436 (strong wave energy). But here's the thing: the wind is howlin' out of the NE at 19 mph, making it a lumpy, choppy mess. The water is about average for this time of year. Honestly, that wind is gonna make this a kite surfer's paradise, not a paddle surfer's. It’s too big and too rough for anyone but the experts who like a beating. The swell direction is NE but the break prefers ESE, so it's not a great match.
Sunday the 20th still has size – 4ft from the ENE with 308 energy – but the NE wind at 16 mph stays onshore, keeping it rough.
The first week is a total washout. From now until the 16th, the surf is tiny – under 3ft – and the wind is mostly onshore or cross, making it poor. You'll get a clean morning here and there, like Friday the 11th and Saturday the 13th, but with only 1ft of swell, you're just bobbing around.
So for the whole 16-day window, the best bet is the 16th of September for a clean but average session. The bigger swells on the 19th and 20th are too windblown. There's a big stretch of nothing before that Wednesday, so keep your expectations low.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 118 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.20m | 4:45AM0.98m | 5:24PM1.23m | 5:49AM1.06m | 6:20PM1.25m | 6:45AM1.15m | 7:10PM1.26m | 7:35AM1.22m | 7:56PM1.25m | 8:22AM1.28m | 8:39PM1.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.20m | 9:40AM0.10m | 10:49PM0.17m | 10:47AM0.08m | 11:48PM0.12m | 11:51AM0.04m | 00:41AM0.06m | 12:50PM0.00m | 1:28AM0.01m | 1:44PM-0.02m | 2:11AM-0.02m | 2:33PM-0.01m | 2:51AM-0.02m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 7:27 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 118 | — | — | 19 | — | 14 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1956 | 762 | 466 | 353 | 276 | 401 | 134 | 134 | 483 | 4 | 381 | 483 | 967 | 355 | 415 | 5 | 523 | 410 | 246 |
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