North End Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.92° N 76.00° W

North End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North End sea temperature is
26.6° C
1.0° 

North End surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at North End today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for North End at 1PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
12
13
19
2
7
6
6
6
10
6
5
11
20
21
23
19
14
17
44
42
40
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
E
15
ESE
45
NW
10
SW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:50AM1.02m
00:06AM0.89m
12:35PM0.99m
00:49AM0.82m
1:22PM0.95m
Low Tide
5:11AM-0.01m
5:47PM0.06m
5:51AM0.04m
6:36PM0.12m
6:32AM0.09m
7:28PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
3
6
2
13
14
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
26
25
24
23
24
24
28
32
30
29
23
23
24
24
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
26
25
25
23
23
24
26
25
24
29
35
32
30
19
25
25
25
29
30
30
28
28
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