
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 68 | 30 | 64 | 69 | 59 | 52 | 59 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 99 | 89 | 64 | 50 | 49 | 37 | 35 | 48 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10PM1.19m | 1:25AM0.94m | 2:10PM1.21m | 2:27AM0.88m | 3:16PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.09m | 7:38PM0.19m | 7:41AM0.09m | 8:42PM0.20m | 8:39AM0.08m | 9:49PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | — | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 |
42 | 32 | 32 | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 12 | — | 45 | 68 | 30 | 64 | 69 | 59 | 52 | 59 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 99 | 89 | 64 | 50 | 49 | 37 | 35 | 48 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 52 | 178 | 331 | 2334 | 1070 | 668 | 45 | 0 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 1070 | 255 | 1150 | 228 | 25 | 25 | 106 | 178 | 220 | 216 | 105 |
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