North End surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 EDT
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North End surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North End sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North End today?

The current surf forecast for North End at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
E
18
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
16
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
58
15
15
19
15
15
46
6
12
15
16
17
27
27
27
5
14
28
28
28
28
28
28
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47PM1.14m
10:15AM0.87m
10:41PM1.11m
11:10AM0.86m
11:36PM1.06m
12:07PM0.84m
Low Tide
2:58PM-0.09m
3:59AM-0.09m
3:52PM-0.09m
4:53AM-0.08m
4:48PM-0.07m
5:47AM-0.05m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
1
Temp °C
27
27
25
24
23
22
27
29
29
26
23
22
21
21
26
30
31
27
23
21
20
21
26
30
25
25
24
24
23
22
29
28
26
24
21
21
19
19
26
29
29
24
21
19
18
19
25
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
24
7
15
15
19
13
8
1
1
12
15
16
17
27
27
27
4
14
28
28
28
28
28
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
11
4
7
7
15
15
15
6
6
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
7
6
4
4
6
1
1
4
4
6
1
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.6
SE
8
1.1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
58
26
31
1
1
46
47
59
45
34
26
20
14
21
63
75
56
44
35
27
19
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
389
184
163
12
0
93
93
628
1223
1223
841
345
111
16
16
422
403
393
403
197
345
93
93
406
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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