Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North End today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North End at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North End. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 58 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 52 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | off |
High Tide | 7:52AM0.87m | 8:08PM1.00m | 8:32AM0.93m | 8:46PM1.02m | 9:10AM0.98m | 9:23PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.16m | 2:09AM0.13m | 2:14PM0.14m | 2:43AM0.10m | 2:56PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 19 | 25 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
11 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 52 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | E 11 |
3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | E 15 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 58 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 18 | — | 9 | 29 | 31 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 561 | 561 | 529 | 561 | 1150 | 818 | 403 | 410 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1142 | 1142 | 1142 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 93 | 125 | 6 |
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