Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.13m | 8:38PM1.29m | 8:55AM1.19m | 9:17PM1.26m | 9:37AM1.24m | 9:56PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.04m | 2:50AM0.07m | 3:03PM0.03m | 3:26AM0.05m | 3:47PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | — | SE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 |
2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 19 | — | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 250 | 254 | 280 | 283 | 295 | 250 | 302 | 233 | 390 | 302 | 173 | 250 | 302 | 2193 | 273 | 192 |
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