Surf Forecasts:
Virginia Beach surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, ENE swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E 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 Thursday (Sep 17) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Virginia Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
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 Virginia Beach has in store for us.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is a bit of a grind. We're looking at a long stretch of poor conditions, with wind and swell not lining up at all. There's a gap from now until Saturday the 26th where you'd be hard-pressed to find anything worth paddling out for. It's not looking great.
For the first real sniff of something, you're waiting until Saturday the 26th of September. The wind will be blowing from the WNW as a cross-offshore, cleaning things up nicely. Swell is small though, only about 3ft from the ESE. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting at 106. It's surfable, but very ordinary.
Sunday the 27th is where things start to get a bit more interesting. The morning still has that light cross-offshore wind from the NW, with 3ft of ESE swell and a period of 10 seconds, giving a moderate energy of 186. But the standout window is Sunday afternoon. The wind goes glassy from the NNE, and we've got a clean 3ft swell from the E with a period of 10 seconds. The energy picks up to a moderate 210, and the conditions are expected to be good. This is your best bet in the whole forecast. That glassy water and head-high swell will be a treat after the long wait.
After that, Monday the 28th brings a longer period swell (12 seconds) and more energy (383), but it's ruined by a moderate cross-onshore wind from the NE, making it choppy and poor. A real shame, because that groundswell has potential. For now, make the most of that Sunday afternoon session.
Stay tuned, forecasts can change, but for now, that's the picture.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
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 kJ | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 70 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 120 | 140 | 107 | 77 | 82 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.29m | 10:02PM1.09m | 10:33AM1.25m | 10:43PM1.02m | 11:15AM1.20m | 11:24PM0.95m | 11:58AM1.14m | 00:08AM0.88m | 12:44PM1.08m | 00:56AM0.83m | 1:36PM1.03m | 1:51AM0.80m | 2:35PM1.00m | 2:57AM0.80m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.08m | 4:09AM0.05m | 4:48PM0.15m | 4:49AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.22m | 5:31AM0.20m | 6:25PM0.28m | 6:18AM0.27m | 7:18PM0.33m | 7:10AM0.32m | 8:15PM0.36m | 8:07AM0.35m | 9:12PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 120 | 140 | 107 | 77 | 82 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | N 4 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | 35 | 70 | 85 | 83 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 83 | 246 | 808 | 805 | 483 | 483 | 206 | 246 | 1135 | 206 | 206 | 377 | 0 | 808 | 1150 | 797 | 1140 | 1146 | 246 |
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