Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North End sea temperature is
21.6°C
2.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 8AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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
5
1.1
N
4
1.5
NNE
5
2.1
NNE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
13
3
ENE
13
3
ENE
13
3.5
E
13
3
ENE
13
3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
42
108
346
450
589
678
777
826
1034
1209
1384
1518
1720
1720
1706
1831
2364
3102
3502
3449
3794
2779
2340
Wind (km/h)
35
N
40
N
40
NNE
50
N
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08AM0.76m
1:35PM0.91m
2:03AM0.75m
2:29PM0.89m
3:04AM0.76m
3:27PM0.88m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.28m
7:56PM0.33m
7:39AM0.32m
8:51PM0.33m
8:42AM0.33m
9:45PM0.31m
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6:22
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7
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3
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Temp °C
20
17
15
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
14
15
Feels °C
15
11
8
1
0
-1
-1
1
0
1
1
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
3
5
6
5
6
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