Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North End sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 9AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
2.2
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1081
1238
1411
2650
2910
1480
1468
1384
1252
1180
754
534
431
366
292
302
187
180
131
392
349
320
370
367
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:02AM0.85m
5:18PM0.91m
5:52AM0.92m
6:08PM0.93m
6:38AM1.00m
6:55PM0.95m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.28m
11:19PM0.22m
11:43AM0.23m
00:02AM0.16m
12:34PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:18
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6:17
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Temp °C
16
14
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
13
12
13
15
16
17
16
15
14
12
15
15
14
15
16
Feels °C
11
9
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
7
6
7
8
9
12
12
11
10
8
11
9
8
10
11
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