• An Assateague wild horse finding shelter in the dunes.

    Assateague Island

    National Seashore MD,VA

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    The planning team is currently in the final stages of drafting the General Managment Plan and beginning the internal review process which includes reviews and revisions. More »

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    View images from the Maryland and Virginia districts of Assateague Island National Seashore on our flickr site. More »

Weather

Climate

Spring: Often windy and cool with lows in the 40's and highs in the 60's.
Summer: Hot and humid with lows in the 60's and highs in the 80's.
Fall: Warm with lows in the 50's and highs in the 70's.
Winter: Damp cold and often windy. Lows in the 20's, highs in the 40's.

 

Weather Forecasts (National Weather Service)

Berlin, MD
Chincoteague Island, VA

 

NOAA Tide Predictions

Maryland District Tides
Ocean City Inlet (pdf file, 70kb)
Public Landing (pdf file, 69kb)
South Point, Sinepuxent Neck (pdf file, 69kb)

Virginia District Tides
Wallops Island (oceanside) (pdf file, 71kb)
Assateague Beach, Toms Cove (cove/bayside) (pdf file, 72kb)
Chincoteague Channel, South End (pdf file, 70kb)
Chincoteague Island, Oyster Bay (pdf file, 70kb)

  • Historic Shorelines - Toms Cove, Virginia Historic Shorelines - Toms Cove, Virginia

    View 150 years of shoreline changes on the Tom's Cove Hook. PDF file, 504 kb Read More

Did You Know?

Instead of using tools to open their lunch, seastars pull it apart using tube feet that work like suction cups. 10 kb

Just like people, seastars eat clams, oysters and mussels! Instead of using tools to open their lunch they pull it apart using tube feet that work like suction cups. Then they push their stomach out of their centrally located mouth and into their prey and liquidate it!