
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39AM1.00m | 7:17PM1.42m | 7:34AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.41m | 8:26AM1.13m | 8:56PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.03m | 12:49PM-0.12m | 1:47AM-0.03m | 1:44PM-0.15m | 2:33AM-0.07m | 2:36PM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 4 | E 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | — | SE 10 | E 10 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 32 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1198 | 1199 | 427 | 2664 | 343 | 2664 | 343 | 390 | 2097 | 358 | 1319 | 1196 | 1319 | 1120 | 1070 | 1070 | 427 | 665 | 343 | 2129 | 2344 | 3139 | 1098 | 1070 |
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