Assateague Island Beach surf report
Berlin, Maryland
Updated 4:00 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Assateague Island Beach
Assateague Island Beach sits on the Maryland coast, where the water runs from about 43°F in January to 78°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in June, July, August and September — 4 months of the year — peaking around 78°F in July and dropping to about 43°F in January.
Today it is 68°F. That is 1° above the October average of 67°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station South Point, Sinepuxent Neck about 3.7 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Assateague Island Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 54 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 7s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.