
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 1AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 68 | 158 | 335 | 368 | 482 | 267 | 0 | 266 | 236 | 247 | 223 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM0.92m | 1:59PM1.05m | 2:12AM0.84m | 2:57PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.14m | 7:40AM0.09m | 8:29PM0.21m | 8:27AM0.14m | 9:31PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 12 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 22 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 68 | 158 | 335 | 368 | 482 | 267 | 138 | 266 | 236 | 247 | 223 | 291 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 1062 | 1155 | 1063 | 1062 | 876 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 186 | 977 | 175 | 441 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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