
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North End today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for North End at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at North End. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.02m | 11:32AM0.94m | 11:51PM0.96m | 12:23PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM-0.09m | 5:02AM-0.10m | 5:19PM-0.05m | 5:47AM-0.07m | 6:14PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | — | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 |
1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 94 | 122 | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1162 | 469 | 561 | 1681 | 1656 | 1231 | 1234 | 1223 | 1223 | 1260 | 1231 | 1145 | 1681 | 1231 | 2904 | 2023 | 938 | 204 | 174 |
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