Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.19m | 11:09PM1.11m | 11:36AM1.17m | 11:53PM1.00m | 12:24PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM-0.03m | 5:08PM0.02m | 5:25AM0.03m | 6:00PM0.11m | 6:08AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 64 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 104 | 141 | 114 | 122 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2097 | 1307 | 1110 | 1149 | 3139 | 1063 | 2101 | 2097 | 99 | 45 | 0 | 11 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 171 | 358 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
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