
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 157 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.07m | 10:07PM1.37m | 10:30AM1.09m | 10:55PM1.27m | 11:21AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM-0.11m | 3:44PM-0.16m | 4:33AM-0.09m | 4:38PM-0.10m | 5:20AM-0.06m | 5:34PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | NE 4 | E 9 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 157 | 273 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 390 | 1446 | 1143 | 1324 | 302 | 358 | 390 | 390 | 2097 | 2430 | 1062 | 1070 | 1371 | 1318 | 1196 | 1070 | 1073 | 3077 | 2409 | 45 | 632 | 1053 |
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