Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North End sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
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)
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
182
138
86
43
36
28
19
18
13
10
9
9
11
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
4
2
6
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
N
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:06AM1.10m
10:22PM0.90m
10:44AM1.07m
11:00PM0.87m
11:22AM1.03m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.06m
4:09PM0.11m
3:58AM0.10m
4:50PM0.16m
4:35AM0.14m
5:32PM0.21m
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
19
18
19
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
22
23
24
23
21
20
20
24
28
30
28
26
Feels °C
17
14
15
13
15
19
21
22
20
19
20
21
23
22
23
22
19
18
18
22
26
28
26
24
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