Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09PM1.12m | 5:19AM0.84m | 5:56PM1.18m | 6:06AM0.91m | 6:39PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.31m | 11:18AM0.19m | 00:26AM0.26m | 12:08PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | NNE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
12 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | S 4 |
4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 6 |
14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 105 | 171 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 190 | 164 | 11 | 0 | 233 | 276 | 11 | 390 | 171 | 233 | 171 |
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