South End Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.32° N 79.17° W

South End 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South End sea temperature is
28.0°C
1.2° 

South 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 South End today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for South End at 9PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
23
25
22
19
26
26
25
18
24
17
17
17
17
17
17
24
24
17
16
25
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
0
WSW
5
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
0
NNW
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:33PM1.48m
4:44AM1.23m
5:24PM1.51m
5:35AM1.28m
6:12PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.45m
10:33PM0.49m
10:36AM0.41m
11:24PM0.43m
11:31AM0.35m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
 mm
3
7
1
4
4
Temp °C
27
28
27
26
27
27
26
25
26
28
28
27
27
27
26
24
24
25
26
25
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
31
30
29
29
30
29
29
30
30
31
30
27
27
27
29
27
29
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