
Surf Forecasts:
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 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. 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). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
423 | 270 | 371 | 238 | 182 | 117 | 59 | 43 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44PM0.94m | 10:06AM1.10m | 10:22PM0.90m | 10:44AM1.07m | 11:00PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.07m | 3:22AM0.06m | 4:09PM0.11m | 3:58AM0.10m | 4:50PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | 270 | 371 | 238 | 182 | 117 | 59 | 36 | 46 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | 176 | 147 | 70 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | — | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 3 |
423 | 62 | — | 10 | 21 | 24 | 39 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 703 | 270 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 272 | 242 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 163 | 111 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 737 | 611 | 742 |
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