Virginia Beach surf report

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Updated 4:00 AM EDT

45/ 100

Marginal Water temperature is 70°F — but wave size at 1.5 ft is what holds it back.

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 1.5 ft · 45% of the score 20
Swell period 6s · 30% of the score 45
Wind 5 mph · 15% of the score 100
Water temperature 70°F · 10% of the score 75

Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

Better nearby for surfing

54 Outer Banks BeachNags Head, North Carolina 54 Assateague Island BeachBerlin, Maryland

Virginia Beach is also scored for

86 Families with kids surf calmness 1.5 ft 82 Swimming surf calmness 1.5 ft

About Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach sits on the Virginia coast, where the water runs from about 45°F in February to 80°F in July.

The water averages above 70°F in June, July, August and September — 4 months of the year — peaking around 80°F in July and dropping to about 45°F in February.

Today it is 70°F. That is 2° above the October average of 68°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Virginia Beach about 1.2 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Virginia Beach good for surfing today?

Marginal — we score it 45 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 1.5 ft.

What makes a good surfing day?

We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

Nearby beaches

Outer Banks BeachNags Head, North Carolina Sandbridge BeachVirginia Beach, Virginia Assateague Island BeachBerlin, Maryland