Assateague 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.22° N 75.14° W

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Assateague sea temperature is

26.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Assateague today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Assateague at 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 9	SE 8	E 5	E 5	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	87	116	76	47	31	58	60	36	26	25	19	25	29	32	37	36	44	43	46	51	50	76	38
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:03AM0.87m				3:39PM1.08m				4:00AM0.84m				4:33PM1.09m				4:59AM0.84m					5:26PM1.11m
Low Tide			9:26AM0.20m				10:22PM0.21m				10:17AM0.20m					11:12PM0.19m				11:06AM0.20m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	22	21
Feels °C	20	20	20	20	20	22	22	22	22	20	19	22	22	22	23	23	22	20	20	21	22	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 7	E 6	ENE 6
kJ	87	116	76	47	22	20	13	36	26	25	19	25	24	31	37	35	44	34	33	28	35	76	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 5	SE 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	S 6	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	34	16	31	35	19	12	6	6	7	7	2	2	—	—	6	5	2	13	20	13	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	3	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	E 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	—
kJ	5	10	13	14	11	58	60	5	5	7	13	16	29	32	36	36	37	43	46	51	50	49	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	81	81	81	55	55	292	185	116	240	294	292	263	263	263	82	81	83	263	292	474	416	416	310
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