Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North End today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North End at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North End. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:26AM0.73m | 3:06PM0.89m | 3:23AM0.70m | 4:05PM0.87m | 4:24AM0.70m | 5:04PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.20m | 9:22PM0.28m | 9:00AM0.23m | 10:23PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | — | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 7 | NNE 3 | E 14 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 33 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 457 | 515 | 759 | 1309 | 792 | 761 | 16 | 16 | 193 | 515 | 1223 | 2930 | 1357 | 818 | 792 | 311 | 93 | 1147 | 93 | 938 | 125 | 163 | 93 |
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