
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 7 | 219 | 154 | 124 | 194 | 64 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.09m | 10:55PM1.27m | 11:21AM1.09m | 11:42PM1.16m | 12:12PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM-0.09m | 4:38PM-0.10m | 5:20AM-0.06m | 5:34PM-0.02m | 6:07AM-0.01m | 6:31PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 109 | 64 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 3 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 3 | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 62 | 191 | 219 | 154 | 124 | 194 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1062 | 2101 | 2430 | 1062 | 1062 | 1062 | 1070 | 1073 | 1073 | 1517 | 1517 | 2193 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 106 | 171 | 171 |
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