Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 1PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:27AM0.79m | 5:09PM1.12m | 5:19AM0.84m | 5:56PM1.18m | 6:06AM0.91m | 6:39PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.23m | 11:45PM0.31m | 11:18AM0.19m | 00:26AM0.26m | 12:08PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 3 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 7 | SSE 5 |
7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
10 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 302 | 302 | 1259 | 11 | 0 | 132 | 105 | 106 | 0 | 171 | 175 | 218 | 105 | 11 | 171 | 171 | 427 | 427 | 629 | 627 | 171 | 171 |
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