
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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12 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 55 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.27m | 9:13PM1.22m | 9:35AM1.29m | 9:55PM1.14m | 10:17AM1.27m | 10:36PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM-0.04m | 3:09PM-0.05m | 3:24AM-0.02m | 3:54PM-0.00m | 4:02AM0.03m | 4:40PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
12 | 29 | 29 | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 55 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NW 2 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 |
7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 47 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 302 | 484 | 1099 | 1143 | 1150 | 1150 | 175 | 49 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 171 | 264 | 347 | 427 | 94 |
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