Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 143 | 239 | 200 | 89 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.09m | 11:42PM1.16m | 12:12PM1.08m | 00:30AM1.04m | 1:04PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM-0.02m | 6:07AM-0.01m | 6:31PM0.07m | 6:54AM0.04m | 7:29PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 144 | 128 | 89 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 15 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 3 | SE 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 13 | E 8 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 38 | 100 | 143 | 239 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1517 | 3094 | 3103 | 104 | 52 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 128 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 250 | 302 | 302 | 441 | 441 |
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