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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 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 | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 7 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | NNE 3 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 |
4 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 11 | NNE 3 | E 7 | E 7 |
3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 2 |
— | — | — | — | 17 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 345 | 1111 | 192 | 218 | 105 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 175 | 220 | 174 | 11 | 171 | 171 | 358 | 11 | 233 | 205 | 171 | 358 |
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