Surf Forecasts:
Virginia Beach surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, ESE swell with 75 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Virginia Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's happening for Virginia Beach over the next couple of weeks.
We’ve got a real slow start here. Honestly, the forecast is a bit of a bummer for the first week and a bit. The swell is tiny—mostly 0.7ft to 2ft—and the wind is all over the place, often cross or cross-onshore, keeping things messy. It's not looking good for a paddle. You’d have to be desperate to get wet from Thursday the 20th right through until the end of August. There’s no real energy in the water, with combined swell energy values barely cracking 30 or 40. It’s a long stretch of not much.
Then we hit that first week of September, and things start to get interesting. The first real standout shows up on the morning of Wednesday, the 2nd of September. The conditions finally line up. We get a clean 6ft swell from the NE, pushing up the combined energy to 235—that's moderate energy and proper chest-to-shoulder high waves. What really makes this session is the glassy conditions; the wind is dead calm, so it’s going to be smooth as a lake. This is the best on offer for the whole forecast. For Virginia Beach (Virginia-Beach), a beach/jetty setup, that long period isn't an issue because the swell period is only 6 seconds, so it’s a fast, windswell-type wave. This will be a fun morning, but keep in mind crowds are possible sometimes here, and at 6ft it's probably getting a bit much for total beginners.
Right after that, Thursday the 3rd brings in a bigger, stronger swell from the ENE at 5ft, with combined energy hitting 270. That’s got some grunt to it. The morning has a fresh 19 mph NNW breeze blowing cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean but a bit onshore-textured. This is solidly in the intermediate-to-expert range. It's a strong-looking swell, but the energy drops off by the afternoon.
By the 4th of September, the swell drops back down to a manageable 3ft from the ENE, with moderate energy (143). The wind stays cross-offshore from the NNW, keeping things clean. It won't have the power of the previous days, but it'll be fun, cruisy end to the week.
So, if I had to pick the best session? No contest. Get out there for the Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. If you miss that, Thursday the 3rd morning has the size, but it's a bit more of a handful.
Signing off, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | E 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 13 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.03m | 2:26AM0.76m | 3:19PM1.01m | 3:33AM0.75m | 4:22PM1.01m | 4:43AM0.77m | 5:19PM1.04m | 5:41AM0.82m | 6:08PM1.08m | 6:29AM0.89m | 6:51PM1.12m | 7:11AM0.96m | 7:30PM1.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.31m | 8:42AM0.27m | 9:54PM0.32m | 9:38AM0.28m | 10:51PM0.31m | 10:36AM0.27m | 11:43PM0.27m | 11:32AM0.24m | 00:29AM0.22m | 12:24PM0.20m | 1:09AM0.16m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:46AM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | E 15 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | — | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | NNE 3 | — | E 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | — | 3 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | — | E 7 | NNE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | — | SE 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | NNW 2 | E 3 | SE 4 | W 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | — | 3 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 800 | 4 | 1229 | 2466 | 302 | 82 | 134 | 12 | 134 | 82 | 142 | 180 | 172 | 353 | 426 | 569 | 4 | 246 | 246 | 254 |
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