North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North End sea temperature is

17.0°C

North End surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at North End today (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 12	NE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	285	195	119	117	82	106	106	103	99	77	84	90	88	86	64	57	56	39	39	36	50	103	104	63
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	WNW	SSE	SW	WNW	NW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				8:51AM1.18m				9:12PM0.96m				9:37AM1.19m				9:59PM0.94m				10:26AM1.19m				10:49PM0.91m
Low Tide		2:06AM0.02m				2:58PM0.04m				2:50AM-0.00m				3:47PM0.03m				3:37AM-0.01m				4:38PM0.05m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	13	15	17	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	16
Feels °C	11	9	9	10	12	15	16	14	14	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	83	76	51	48	82	106	106	103	99	77	84	90	88	86	64	57	56	39	39	36	50	87	5	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ESE 11	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	—	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 9	ENE 7	—	—	NE 7
kJ	46	46	119	117	82	40	39	39	35	24	20	17	17	19	18	—	8	3	3	2	5	—	—	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	—	ESE 9	—	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ESE 11	NE 7	ENE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	12	—	8	—	69	47	39	12	14	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 12	NE 12	N 3	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	285	195	1	58	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	8	21	31	40	32	30	28	19	27	103	104	63
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	18	18	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	2	12	242	242	256	389	242	257	245	242	242	242	491	1273	18
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1													1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	7	7	5	5	7	5	5	5	4	4

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