
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 52 | 134 | 309 | 303 | 461 | 337 | 214 | 346 | 396 | 396 | 276 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.06m | 1:19AM0.92m | 1:59PM1.05m | 2:12AM0.84m | 2:57PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.14m | 7:40AM0.09m | 8:29PM0.21m | 8:27AM0.14m | 9:31PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | 14 | 16 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NNE 3 | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 |
1 | — | — | 29 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 52 | 134 | 309 | 303 | 461 | 337 | 19 | 346 | 396 | 396 | 276 | 268 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 302 | 1198 | 1062 | 1062 | 979 | 979 | 876 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 45 | 173 | 173 | 186 | 173 | 186 | 52 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
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