Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 46 | 49 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.17m | 9:42PM1.30m | 10:04AM1.19m | 10:26PM1.21m | 10:50AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM-0.08m | 3:27PM-0.12m | 4:00AM-0.07m | 4:17PM-0.06m | 4:42AM-0.03m | 5:08PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 3 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | E 7 | E 12 | E 8 | ESE 3 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 49 | 73 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1199 | 2110 | 2344 | 1496 | 1198 | 3078 | 1199 | 484 | 302 | 347 | 427 | 3094 | 3103 | 2109 | 2193 | 599 | 484 | 515 | 1110 | 1110 | 1110 | 175 | 171 |
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