Beaches

Virginia beach forecast: rip currents, surf and water temperature

Today's rip current risk, surf height and water temperature at all 3 stretches of Virginia beach the National Weather Service forecasts. Each has its own page with tomorrow's forecast, what the risk means, any beach hazards statement in force, the nearest buoy's measured waves, the tides and sunset.

Beaches forecast
3Surf zones
High risk now
0Today
Moderate risk now
2Today

Rip current risk on the map

Today’s rip current risk in every surf zone the National Weather Service forecasts for over Virginia. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.

Today’s rip current risk in every surf zone the National Weather Service forecasts for over Virginia Open the live map with rip current risk

Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service surf zone forecasts. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Highest risk today

Where the National Weather Service has the risk at moderate or high right now.

Every beach in Virginia3

Sources

Risk, surf and water temperature from the National Weather Service beach forecast, read 6:12 PM UTC. The surf zone forecast, the alerts, the buoy and the tides are on each beach's own page.