
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 5PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 40 | 104 | 212 | 376 | 373 | 594 | 378 | 287 | 284 | 282 | 187 | 191 | 171 | 149 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 36 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.05m | 2:12AM0.84m | 2:57PM1.05m | 3:08AM0.78m | 3:54PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.21m | 8:27AM0.14m | 9:31PM0.25m | 9:16AM0.17m | 10:34PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | 149 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 24 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | NNE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
31 | 40 | 104 | 212 | 376 | 2 | 594 | 378 | 287 | 284 | 282 | 187 | 191 | — | 11 | 20 | 31 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 441 | 173 | 173 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 347 | 254 | 253 |
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