Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Assateague (The Wedge) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Assateague (The Wedge) at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Assateague (The Wedge). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 71 | 97 | 75 | 31 | 56 | 62 | 61 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.19m | 10:26PM1.21m | 10:50AM1.19m | 11:09PM1.11m | 11:36AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM-0.06m | 4:42AM-0.03m | 5:08PM0.02m | 5:25AM0.03m | 6:00PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | ESE 8 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 75 | 31 | 56 | 62 | 61 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 71 | 97 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3077 | 3094 | 2664 | 2218 | 1259 | 1307 | 2101 | 1110 | 1110 | 2409 | 1111 | 1110 | 1319 | 484 | 870 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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