North End surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North End today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 9PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
NNE
4
0.3
SE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
41
33
26
34
34
44
37
20
21
21
21
16
15
14
12
10
9
9
3
9
6
6
17
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
20
SW
15
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
5
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
SE
25
S
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
NW
25
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:48PM0.94m
7:09AM0.74m
7:31PM0.95m
7:52AM0.75m
8:12PM0.96m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.06m
00:54AM0.05m
12:41PM0.06m
1:39AM0.05m
1:22PM0.07m
2:20AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:15
8:15
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
27
28
27
25
22
21
20
21
23
24
23
21
18
17
16
17
19
20
19
20
20
21
18
25
27
28
28
26
21
21
19
20
19
20
22
18
14
13
12
14
17
17
15
17
17
19
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
39
41
33
26
34
34
44
37
20
21
21
21
16
15
9
9
10
5
3
3
9
6
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
9
4
4
4
2
16
10
9
4
3
9
9
9
2
1
1
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
4
4
2
3
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
3
5
5
5
4
6
3
9
14
15
7
7
14
12
4
18
24
3
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
16
6
6
125
125
16
125
192
250
306
344
344
192
256
257
561
652
652
491
365
652
592
494
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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