North End surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 4PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 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 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
E
17
0.4
SE
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
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
36
6
15
15
16
17
27
27
27
5
18
14
28
28
29
29
29
15
15
15
50
29
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
S
25
S
30
S
10
WSW
10
W
0
W
10
NNE
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
10:15AM0.87m
10:41PM1.11m
11:10AM0.86m
11:36PM1.06m
12:07PM0.84m
00:34AM1.00m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
27
29
27
26
23
22
22
22
26
30
31
27
24
22
21
21
27
31
32
27
23
22
21
20
29
28
24
24
22
21
22
21
26
30
29
24
22
20
19
19
26
31
29
24
24
23
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
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
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
7
1
1
15
15
16
17
27
27
27
18
14
28
28
29
29
29
15
15
15
50
23
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
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
14
0.1
E
15
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
15
6
6
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
24
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
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
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
1
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.6
SE
8
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
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
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
11
36
37
47
45
34
21
19
15
22
68
78
59
44
35
27
15
16
59
98
81
74
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)
0
154
93
1223
1223
1223
628
345
16
188
93
422
403
403
611
789
345
181
93
406
389
215
125
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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