Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 116 | 103 | 96 | 119 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.28m | 10:37PM1.15m | 11:04AM1.30m | 11:21PM1.07m | 11:53AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.05m | 4:34PM0.07m | 4:46AM0.06m | 5:26PM0.12m | 5:31AM0.08m | 6:22PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 |
17 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 116 | 103 | 96 | 119 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 4 | — | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 |
1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 38 | — | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 5 | — | S 4 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — |
6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 40 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 302 | 427 | 1198 | 302 | 1149 | 1149 | 1470 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 339 | 11 | 132 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 224 | 70 | 70 | 1070 | 250 |
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