Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:15PM1.09m | 1:30AM0.82m | 2:12PM1.06m | 2:26AM0.77m | 3:14PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.27m | 7:41AM0.21m | 8:51PM0.32m | 8:33AM0.24m | 9:53PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
59 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | E 6 | — | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | E 6 | N 3 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 51 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 25 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 414 | 619 | 579 | 617 | 218 | 218 | 302 | 283 | 390 | 619 | 619 | 73 | 1 | 175 | 186 | 1062 | 302 | 345 | 1062 | 668 |
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