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Virginia Beach surf Forecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 EDT
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Virginia Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is 16.0°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 14.7 °C max: 18.2 °C min: 12.2 °C)
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Virginia Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Virginia Beach sea temperature is 16.0°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 14.7 °C max: 18.2 °C min: 12.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Virginia Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Virginia Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Virginia Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 166 | 158 | 154 | 125 | 131 | 119 | 87 | 62 | 117 | 29 | 25 | 56 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 63 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 66 | 64 | 48 | 75 | 73 | 46 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:19AM 0.89 | 6:41PM 1.03 | 6:56AM 0.90 | 7:17PM 1.09 | 7:31AM 0.91 | 7:52PM 1.14 | 8:07AM 0.91 | 8:27PM 1.16 | 8:44AM 0.90 | 9:04PM 1.17 | 9:21AM 0.89 | 9:42PM 1.16 | 10:01AM 0.87 | 10:22PM 1.14 | 10:43AM 0.85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:21PM 0.12 | 12:54AM 0.10 | 12:56PM 0.08 | 1:33AM 0.06 | 1:30PM 0.05 | 2:11AM 0.03 | 2:04PM 0.03 | 2:47AM 0.01 | 2:39PM 0.03 | 3:24AM 0.02 | 3:15PM 0.05 | 4:03AM 0.03 | 3:54PM 0.08 | 4:45AM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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