Cove Point Beach

Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland · Atlantic coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Cove Point Beach in Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Cove Point Beach

Water
59°F (15°C)
Wind
23 mph (36 km/h) from the northwest, gusts to 24 mph
Air
48°F (9°C)

As of 9:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Cove Point Beach

  • Today: 10:47 AM, 0.1 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 11:30 AM, 0.1 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 12:21 PM, 0.2 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 1:19 PM, 0.2 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 2:16 PM, 0.2 ft

Predicted by NOAA for Cove Point, 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Cove Point Beach

  • Nov 13 – Dec 10: up to 1.2 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 2:49 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.2 ft (Fri, Nov 27, 10:05 AM)
  • Dec 21–28: up to 1.0 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 2:36 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.5 ft (Fri, Dec 25, 8:58 AM)
  • Jan 21–25: up to 0.9 ft (Sat, Jan 23, 3:10 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.5 ft (Fri, Jan 22, 7:51 AM)
  • Feb 18–25: up to 1.0 ft (Sun, Feb 21, 2:46 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.4 ft (Sat, Feb 20, 7:37 AM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Cove Point between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Cove Point, 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
Gooses Reef, MD, 12 miles (20 km) away.
Facing
Southeast (130°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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