Surf forecast · United States · East Coast
Surf forecast Virginia Beach today
Waves, swell and wind at Virginia Beach (East Coast, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Virginia Beach surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 15:00–18:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑ENE | 26–35 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑E | 29–40 km/h ↑ENE onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.9 m · 5 s ↑E | 27–35 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑E | 23–29 km/h ↑ENE onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑ESE | 18–22 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑E | 11–14 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑E | 9–14 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 21–30 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 24–27 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 26–26 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 15:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Virginia Beach
Open the waves map centred on Virginia Beach
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Water temperature in Virginia Beach · Tides in Virginia Beach · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Virginia Beach today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 7 s from ENE, swell 0.8 m · 8 s ENE (Sat 15:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Virginia Beach?
- Wind 26 km/h from NE: cross-shore for a beach facing E.
- When is the best time to surf Virginia Beach today?
- 15:00–18:00 (fun, onshore)
- How warm is the water at Virginia Beach?
- 17.0 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Nags Head 105 km · Ocean City Maryland 183 km · Cape Hatteras 183 km · Wrightsville Beach 338 km · Manasquan 399 km · Rockaway Beach 452 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Virginia Beach, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.