Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North End sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.9° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 9AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
12
3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1578
2283
1220
1198
1816
1042
1042
1194
1336
1386
1542
1462
1411
1396
1446
1302
1170
1045
750
645
551
485
408
435
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:05AM0.79m
4:24PM0.89m
5:02AM0.85m
5:18PM0.91m
5:52AM0.92m
6:08PM0.93m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.32m
10:34PM0.27m
10:47AM0.28m
11:19PM0.22m
11:43AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
14
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
13
13
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
8
9
7
8
11
12
11
11
9
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
7
8
7
7
8
9
10
12
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