
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 3 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
439 | 330 | 192 | 69 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:06AM1.33m | 9:24PM1.04m | 9:47AM1.30m | 10:05PM0.98m | 10:29AM1.26m | 10:47PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.02m | 3:31PM0.05m | 3:26AM0.06m | 4:14PM0.11m | 4:04AM0.12m | 4:58PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
439 | 330 | 192 | 62 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 11 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | 106 | 69 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | 1 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | 35 | 39 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 42 | 57 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 433 | 276 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 106 | 171 | 302 | 302 | 1155 | 441 | 570 | 582 | 566 | 565 | 205 | 220 | 119 | 121 | 104 |
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