Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.24m | 9:56PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.28m | 10:37PM1.15m | 11:04AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.04m | 4:04AM0.05m | 4:34PM0.07m | 4:46AM0.06m | 5:26PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 5 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 18 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
— | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 17 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 427 | 2425 | 1448 | 2109 | 234 | 104 | 302 | 302 | 1248 | 1070 | 1062 | 1149 | 1149 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 345 | 1099 | 537 | 49 |
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