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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.08m | 4:27AM0.79m | 5:09PM1.12m | 5:19AM0.84m | 5:56PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.34m | 10:25AM0.23m | 11:45PM0.31m | 11:18AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 5 |
19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — |
7 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 31 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 186 | 25 | 302 | 345 | 302 | 1440 | 218 | 106 | 104 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 249 | 192 | 106 | 11 |
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