Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 3AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.30m | 10:04AM1.19m | 10:26PM1.21m | 10:50AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM-0.12m | 4:00AM-0.07m | 4:17PM-0.06m | 4:42AM-0.03m | 5:08PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 3 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | — |
8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 3 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SE 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | — | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 91 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3176 | 2248 | 2097 | 302 | 347 | 347 | 1307 | 2664 | 2664 | 2218 | 2193 | 1307 | 2101 | 742 | 1110 | 1149 | 2563 | 1110 | 1049 |
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