Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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29 | 28 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 24 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 61 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 45 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50AM0.99m | 7:19PM1.26m | 7:33AM1.06m | 7:58PM1.29m | 8:14AM1.13m | 8:38PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.10m | 1:39AM0.15m | 1:37PM0.06m | 2:14AM0.10m | 2:20PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 11 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 |
29 | 28 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 25 | 2 | 61 | 36 | 67 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 45 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 10 | 44 | 34 | 40 | 61 | 61 | 24 | 16 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | E 12 | — | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 69 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 390 | 358 | 390 | 1152 | 988 | 230 | 237 | 175 | 175 | 178 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
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