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North End surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at North End today?
The current surf forecast for North End at 4PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North End. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | E 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | |
15 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 10:15AM0.87m | 10:41PM1.11m | 11:10AM0.86m | 11:36PM1.06m | 12:07PM0.84m | 00:34AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM-0.09m | 4:53AM-0.08m | 4:48PM-0.07m | 5:47AM-0.05m | 5:47PM-0.03m | 6:43AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
29 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | — | 18 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 36 | 37 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 68 | 78 | 59 | 44 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 98 | 81 | 74 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 154 | 93 | 1223 | 1223 | 1223 | 628 | 345 | 16 | 188 | 93 | 422 | 403 | 403 | 611 | 789 | 345 | 181 | 93 | 406 | 389 | 215 | 125 | 0 |
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