North End Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North End sea temperature is
26.5° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
14
13
33
13
7
7
7
15
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
E
15
E
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:26AM0.73m
3:06PM0.89m
3:23AM0.70m
4:05PM0.87m
4:24AM0.70m
5:04PM0.88m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.20m
9:22PM0.28m
9:00AM0.23m
10:23PM0.29m
10:00AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
8
6
1
1
3
1
1
4
Temp °C
27
26
26
29
30
28
29
27
26
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
27
28
28
27
23
Feels °C
29
28
28
31
29
27
29
29
29
29
27
28
27
27
27
28
26
25
27
30
29
30
29
23
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