North End Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North End sea temperature is
26.4° C
1.0° 

North End surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at North End today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
13
18
17
44
58
29
27
25
24
23
21
20
20
20
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
7
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
30
ENE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-off
High Tide
1:22PM0.95m
1:36AM0.77m
2:11PM0.92m
2:26AM0.73m
3:06PM0.89m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.09m
7:28PM0.19m
7:16AM0.15m
8:23PM0.24m
8:05AM0.20m
9:22PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:49
 mm
1
20
1
Temp °C
28
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
30
30
23
23
Feels °C
30
28
29
31
31
31
30
31
30
29
31
30
28
28
28
29
29
30
32
32
29
22
23
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