
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | S 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 50 | 208 | 223 | 8 | 352 | 446 | 374 | 645 | 787 | 947 | 1079 | 1352 | 1433 | 1484 | 1599 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.83m | 12:52PM1.11m | 1:12AM0.81m | 1:50PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.31m | 6:19AM0.28m | 7:29PM0.36m | 7:15AM0.31m | 8:23PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 6 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
15 | 22 | 94 | 18 | 50 | 208 | 223 | 292 | 352 | 446 | 374 | 645 | 787 | 947 | 1079 | 1352 | 1433 | 1484 | 1599 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 1143 | 190 | 106 | 1259 | 484 | 427 | 1051 | 1062 | 1062 | 1062 | 1062 | 1073 | 565 | 565 | 619 | 1196 | 1143 |
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