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Best Tide:
Low incoming
Best Swell Direction:
NE or SE
Best Size:
Chest to double overhead
Best Wind:
SW or W
Perfect-O-Meter:
6 (1=Lake Erie; 10=Jeffreys Bay)
Bottom:
Sand
Ability Level:
Beginner to advanced
Bring Your:
Longboard, shortboard
Best Season:
Fall and Winter
Access:
Easy in off-season, pay during summer
Crowd Factor:
Sardines in summer
Local Vibe:
Mellow
Bicep Burn:
4 (1=1ft Waikiki; 10=15ft Ocean Beach)
Poo Patrol:
3 (1=clean; 10=turds in the lineup)
Shark Danger:
2 (1=none; 10=bring an iron cage)
Surf spot travel photo of North End

About North End 83rd - 86th St.   Go to North End 83rd - 86th St. report »

From 42nd Street at the end of the hotel strip and extending up to Fort Story, Army post, at 89th Street. This spot has easy access, varying sandbar breaks, and rides best with steady Southwest winds.

The surf at the North End is best at chest to head-high, but can handle more. North and south swells come through regularly, and the locals are friendly enough to share.

Surfing is restricted Friday through Sunday and holidays during the summer months. Check out the signs on each street access for specifics.