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Sandbridge Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Virginia Beach, VA
Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.9 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 62°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.5 ft at 7:27 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.9 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 13 mph (WNW), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 0.9 ft risinghigh 3.5 ft at 7:27 pm
- Water
- 62°F4/3
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 55°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 4:59 pm
Sandbridge Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sandbridge Beach: 5 pm, Fair, on a rising mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Sandbridge Beach: 12 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 17 | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 2.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 4.5 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 3.6 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 2.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 15 | 1.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 17 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 2.0 ft |
Sandbridge Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Sandbridge Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
- Lulls
- about 26 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sandbridge Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sandbridge Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Sandbridge Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2 ft | Fair | 2.0 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE | calm | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 12 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 10 s · E | 6 mph onshore (NE) | 7 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 10 s · E | 6 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 11 | 8 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 4 s · NW | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 26 | 4 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 3.1 ft · 4 s · NW | 19 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 29 | 21 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 32 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 3.5 ft · 5 s · NNW | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 23 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.8 ft · 4 s · N | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph cross-shore (N) | 15 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sandbridge Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sandbridge Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sandbridge Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.3 ft at 12:41 am, high 4.3 ft at 7:08 am, low 0.5 ft at 1:32 pm and high 3.5 ft at 7:27 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.9 ft and rising.
Sandbridge Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.3 ft at 12:41 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:08 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:32 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:27 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.7 ft at 1:21 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:48 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:19 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 8:07 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:58 amHigh 4.5 ft at 8:25 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:54 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:45 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.3 ft at 2:36 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:05 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:37 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:19 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.6 ft at 3:23 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:42 amLow 1.5 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:12 amHigh 4.0 ft at 10:25 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:12 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 10:52 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.0 ft at 4:58 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:14 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:58 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 11:47 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:51 amHigh 3.4 ft at 12:03 pmLow 0.8 ft at 6:47 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.8 ft at 12:45 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:48 amHigh 3.3 ft at 12:54 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Sandbridge Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Sandbridge Beach is about 62°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 55°F and a 13 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 62°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Sandbridge Beach
- Little Island Pier2.4 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Dam Neck4.7 mi NNW · 2 ft · Poor
- Camp Pendleton6.3 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Croatan6.8 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Croatan Jetty7.0 mi NNW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- 1st Street Jetty7.5 mi NNW · 2 ft · Good
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About Sandbridge Beach
Sandbridge Beach is a beach break in Virginia Beach County, Virginia, facing east-northeast.
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