
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | 85 | 68 | 48 | 40 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 89 | 76 | 49 | 117 | 241 | 8 | 535 | 659 | 802 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:30PM0.87m | 12:01PM1.16m | 00:18AM0.83m | 12:52PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.25m | 5:29AM0.23m | 6:35PM0.31m | 6:19AM0.28m | 7:29PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 15 | 68 | 48 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 89 | 76 | 49 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — |
7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 5 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
82 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 27 | 53 | 146 | 12 | 28 | 117 | 241 | 366 | 535 | 659 | 802 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1155 | 1155 | 345 | 273 | 173 | 11 | 178 | 178 | 1143 | 201 | 85 | 106 | 484 | 562 | 438 | 1062 | 1062 | 635 | 617 |
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