North End surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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North End surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North End sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North End today?

The current surf forecast for North End at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.2
E
5
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
27
53
53
54
64
49
46
57
56
53
77
131
175
188
204
202
163
138
135
135
111
110
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
20
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07PM0.83m
1:34AM0.93m
2:09PM0.83m
2:36AM0.86m
3:13PM0.84m
Low Tide
6:43AM-0.02m
6:50PM0.02m
7:40AM0.02m
7:57PM0.05m
8:37AM0.04m
9:05PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:10
1
3
3
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
24
24
19
17
17
16
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
24
24
26
24
15
13
14
13
14
15
16
17
15
13
14
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
E
14
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
23
19
17
53
53
53
4
49
46
44
33
33
34
26
27
23
3
3
163
138
135
135
111
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
29
28
27
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
14
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
1.1
NE
5
1.2
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
9
54
64
27
40
57
56
53
77
131
175
188
204
202
25
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
389
453
457
1231
62
93
94
94
93
102
116
135
154
154
16
94
161
154
18
18
18
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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