Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 62 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.08m | 4:27AM0.79m | 5:09PM1.12m | 5:19AM0.84m | 5:56PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.25m | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
21 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 |
— | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
40 | 62 | 18 | 19 | — | 18 | 41 | 42 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 250 | 186 | 178 | 484 | 34 | 32 | 105 | 11 | 218 | 11 | 192 | 106 | 105 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 230 | 105 | 135 | 0 |
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