Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 64 | 61 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:39AM0.90m | 1:15PM1.09m | 1:30AM0.82m | 2:12PM1.06m | 2:26AM0.77m | 3:14PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.16m | 7:51PM0.27m | 7:41AM0.21m | 8:51PM0.32m | 8:33AM0.24m | 9:53PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 4 | — |
72 | 64 | 61 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 80 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 386 | 132 | 617 | 617 | 233 | 404 | 343 | 358 | 1060 | 619 | 619 | 186 | 1 | 627 | 592 | 1062 | 302 | 1062 | 1062 | 619 |
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