North End Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North End sea temperature is
26.9° C
1.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
23
24
14
14
14
13
11
12
9
6
6
6
11
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
E
5
S
0
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:05PM0.87m
4:24AM0.70m
5:04PM0.88m
5:25AM0.73m
5:58PM0.91m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.23m
10:23PM0.29m
10:00AM0.25m
11:20PM0.28m
10:59AM0.24m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
3
2
3
5
5
4
5
6
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
24
25
25
26
26
24
24
24
23
26
27
28
26
26
Feels °C
23
24
24
23
26
26
24
25
27
28
28
27
25
25
25
23
25
28
29
26
27
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