Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | 81 | 93 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:58PM1.29m | 8:14AM1.13m | 8:38PM1.29m | 8:55AM1.19m | 9:17PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.10m | 2:20PM0.04m | 2:50AM0.07m | 3:03PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
46 | 81 | 93 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 31 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
6 | 9 | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1143 | 132 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 106 | 250 | 257 | 257 | 233 | 386 |
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