Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North End today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N 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 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:23AM0.70m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
11 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ESE 12 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | SE 4 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 4 | E 13 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 799 | 799 | 1223 | 245 | 1365 | 621 | 455 | 453 | 154 | 473 | 154 | 0 | 197 | 256 | 93 | 154 | 256 | 154 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 163 | 181 |
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