
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North End today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North End at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at North End. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM0.81m | 2:04PM0.91m | 2:19AM0.75m | 2:57PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.06m | 7:17AM0.02m | 8:06PM0.12m | 8:03AM0.08m | 9:05PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 21 | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | E 5 | S 4 | E 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | — |
22 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 52 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | S 7 | SE 8 | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 7 | WNW 3 |
3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | SE 8 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | — |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 | SSE 7 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 172 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 393 | 154 | 181 | 256 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 1260 | 632 | 804 | 807 | 706 | 1142 | 1142 | 1142 | 0 | 801 |
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