Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
13
3.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
361
507
515
661
671
846
926
1026
1191
1360
1369
1437
1491
1725
2165
2953
3242
3310
2780
2538
Wind (km/h)
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
45
NNE
40
N
45
N
45
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:35PM0.91m
2:03AM0.75m
2:29PM0.89m
3:04AM0.76m
3:27PM0.88m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.33m
7:39AM0.32m
8:51PM0.33m
8:42AM0.33m
9:45PM0.31m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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 mm
8
6
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Temp °C
13
11
11
12
11
12
10
11
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
4
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
7
8
5
5
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