
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 12 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 84 | 77 | 47 | 27 | 103 | 130 | 3 | 364 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.04m | 1:04PM1.06m | 1:19AM0.92m | 1:59PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.07m | 6:54AM0.04m | 7:29PM0.14m | 7:40AM0.09m | 8:29PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 4 | E 12 | — |
45 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 47 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | NNE 3 | — | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | — | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 84 | — | — | 35 | 103 | 130 | 212 | 364 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 220 | 175 | 171 | 171 | 283 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 1099 | 462 | 632 | 668 | 876 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 173 | 671 |
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