North End surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North End today?

The current surf forecast for North End at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1
1
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)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
15
15
30
31
33
28
26
75
53
55
49
49
66
62
68
106
120
140
153
164
159
134
134
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
S
30
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
E
15
ESE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:34AM1.00m
1:07PM0.83m
1:34AM0.93m
2:09PM0.83m
2:36AM0.86m
Low Tide
5:47PM-0.03m
6:43AM-0.02m
6:50PM0.02m
7:40AM0.02m
7:57PM0.05m
8:37AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
2
3
4
2
1
Temp °C
31
28
23
22
21
21
24
24
20
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
30
26
21
24
22
22
26
25
17
11
12
13
12
13
16
18
16
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
30
15
15
30
31
33
28
26
75
51
51
46
44
43
33
33
33
33
27
23
3
3
3
134
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
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
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
15
26
26
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
25
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
26
72
75
51
3
29
53
55
49
49
66
62
68
106
120
140
153
164
159
134
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
378
204
125
12
0
0
93
609
453
1147
93
102
111
135
122
116
122
154
154
154
154
116
181
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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