
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 12PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | E 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 30 | 31 | 3 | 133 | 212 | 716 | 649 | 537 | 408 | 207 | 368 | 364 | 252 | 182 | 203 | 133 | 119 | 86 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.05m | 2:12AM0.84m | 2:57PM1.05m | 3:08AM0.78m | 3:54PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.09m | 8:29PM0.21m | 8:27AM0.14m | 9:31PM0.25m | 9:16AM0.17m | 10:34PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 387 | 344 | — | — | 207 | — | — | — | — | 203 | 133 | 119 | 86 | 62 | 56 | 33 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
28 | 30 | 31 | 66 | 133 | 212 | 716 | 649 | 537 | 408 | 47 | 368 | 364 | 252 | 182 | 19 | 5 | 40 | 51 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1110 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 173 | 97 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 331 | 345 | 104 |
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