North End surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDT
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North End surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North End sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at North End today?

The current surf forecast for North End at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (26 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

Table - waves today at North End. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
E
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
28
21
21
21
29
29
38
40
41
42
34
27
28
28
28
20
21
21
21
15
15
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
NW
15
S
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
ESE
5
E
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:02PM0.91m
6:23AM0.74m
6:48PM0.94m
7:09AM0.74m
7:31PM0.95m
7:52AM0.75m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.06m
00:05AM0.07m
11:58AM0.06m
00:54AM0.05m
12:41PM0.06m
1:39AM0.05m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
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8:13
8:14
8:14
8:15
2
1
1
3
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
23
23
22
22
25
26
28
27
23
22
21
21
21
23
24
21
21
20
18
18
23
25
24
23
25
24
22
23
25
26
29
27
24
24
22
20
19
20
21
20
21
19
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
37
28
21
21
21
29
29
38
40
41
42
34
27
28
28
28
20
21
21
21
15
15
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
3
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
18
18
18
10
10
10
11
4
4
1
22
17
17
1
2
1
1
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
13
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
2
93
6
93
197
0
0
6
111
2
6
93
0
0
16
163
306
272
256
278
385
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
4
2
4
3
4
1
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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