Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 4 |
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19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 20 | 35 | 49 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.06m | 2:26AM0.77m | 3:14PM1.06m | 3:28AM0.77m | 4:14PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.21m | 8:51PM0.32m | 8:33AM0.24m | 9:53PM0.34m | 9:28AM0.25m | 10:53PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 15 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | — | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 2 | 14 | 28 | — | 40 | — | 6 | 35 | 49 | 36 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 343 | 592 | 1466 | 619 | 73 | 11 | 619 | 627 | 627 | 1062 | 1517 | 1062 | 1062 | 619 | 302 | 132 | 619 | 250 | 979 | 132 | 132 | 175 |
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