Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 50 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.06m | 2:26AM0.77m | 3:14PM1.06m | 3:28AM0.77m | 4:14PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.32m | 8:33AM0.24m | 9:53PM0.34m | 9:28AM0.25m | 10:53PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | — | 19 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | — | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | S 3 | — | — |
— | 2 | 13 | 37 | 71 | — | 2 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 27 | — | 13 | 15 | 28 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 1466 | 619 | 592 | 668 | 619 | 627 | 627 | 1062 | 3148 | 1219 | 668 | 619 | 427 | 302 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 105 | 94 | 104 |
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