Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North End today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North End at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North End. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:06PM0.89m | 3:23AM0.70m | 4:05PM0.87m | 4:24AM0.70m | 5:04PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.20m | 9:22PM0.28m | 9:00AM0.23m | 10:23PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
13 | — | — | 14 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 14 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | E 8 |
— | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 |
1 | 45 | 35 | 57 | 43 | 34 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 759 | 1309 | 792 | 759 | 841 | 792 | 799 | 799 | 1223 | 2975 | 1380 | 841 | 706 | 256 | 154 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 16 | 16 | 277 |
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