North End surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 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
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 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
11 AM
2 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
E
15
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
12
15
16
17
27
27
27
5
18
14
28
28
28
29
29
4
15
30
30
30
28
28
57
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
NNW
10
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
10:41PM1.11m
11:10AM0.86m
11:36PM1.06m
12:07PM0.84m
00:34AM1.00m
1:07PM0.83m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
Temp °C
29
27
24
23
22
22
26
30
30
27
23
22
21
21
26
30
31
26
23
22
19
19
17
15
26
26
23
23
22
22
26
30
27
24
21
20
19
19
25
28
27
23
23
22
19
20
14
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
E
15
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
12
15
16
17
27
27
27
18
14
28
28
28
29
29
4
15
30
30
30
25
17
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
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
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
6
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
28
28
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
NNE
2
0.9
NE
4
Energy kJ
29
56
45
36
27
15
19
18
68
78
56
44
35
27
18
17
63
94
66
35
27
1
24
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)
1223
611
1003
345
345
193
16
491
389
611
430
789
93
188
93
401
392
172
245
6
12
16
93
111
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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