Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North End sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
1
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)
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
SSE
5
1.1
NNE
4
1.4
NNE
5
2
NNE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
29
20
25
26
15
12
29
45
105
309
447
685
1002
1188
1387
1697
1814
2267
2477
2661
3021
3301
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
N
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
50
N
50
N
50
N
55
N
50
N
50
N
50
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:46PM0.94m
1:08AM0.76m
1:35PM0.91m
2:03AM0.75m
2:29PM0.89m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.24m
7:03PM0.30m
6:43AM0.28m
7:56PM0.33m
7:39AM0.32m
8:51PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:11
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7:13
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6:25
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6:24
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6:22
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1
4
7
6
3
1
5
2
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1
4
Temp °C
19
19
21
28
30
26
23
19
17
15
12
10
9
9
11
9
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
20
19
21
29
28
23
20
14
11
8
4
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
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