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North End surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 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 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
25 | 16 | 28 | 60 | 48 | 62 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:23AM0.88m | 9:47PM1.14m | 10:15AM0.87m | 10:41PM1.11m | 11:10AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM-0.09m | 2:58PM-0.09m | 3:59AM-0.09m | 3:52PM-0.09m | 4:53AM-0.08m | 4:48PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 25 | 16 | 22 | 60 | 48 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | E 19 | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 18 | E 15 | E 13 | E 7 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 62 | 41 | 5 | 2 | — | 62 | 31 | 45 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 57 | 43 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 75 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 426 | 270 | 12 | 16 | 93 | 93 | 1223 | 491 | 491 | 345 | 215 | 16 | 102 | 16 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 430 |
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