Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North End today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North End at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at North End. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 58 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22PM0.95m | 1:36AM0.77m | 2:11PM0.92m | 2:26AM0.73m | 3:06PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.09m | 7:28PM0.19m | 7:16AM0.15m | 8:23PM0.24m | 8:05AM0.20m | 9:22PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
8 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 58 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | — | E 16 | E 6 |
— | 8 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — |
8 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 33 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 93 | 93 | 154 | 583 | 116 | 154 | 6 | 125 | 125 | 163 | 279 | 792 | 311 | 406 | 406 | 401 | 401 | 449 | 792 | 792 | 759 | 792 |
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