North End Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
S
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
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
0.2
E
13
0.6
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
45
0
14
7
21
12
8
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
20
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SE
30
S
30
SSE
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
10
S
10
SW
15
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
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
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
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7:49
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
21
2
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Temp °C
29
30
28
28
22
25
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
25
24
26
24
Feels °C
30
30
27
27
23
28
26
25
24
25
26
26
28
27
24
26
28
27
26
27
24
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