Sandy Point State Park Middle Beach

Cape St. Claire, Maryland · Atlantic coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Sandy Point State Park Middle Beach in Cape St. Claire, Maryland, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Sandy Point State Park Middle Beach

Water
60°F (15°C)
Wind
22 mph (35 km/h) from the northwest, gusts to 23 mph
Air
46°F (8°C)

As of 11:45 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 Sandy Point State Park Middle Beach

  • Today: 2:23 PM, 0.2 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 3:00 PM, 0.2 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 3:46 PM, 0.2 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 4:47 PM, 0.3 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 6:56 AM, 0.3 ft

Predicted by NOAA for Mountain Point, Magothy River, 3.9 miles (6.3 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 Sandy Point State Park Middle Beach

  • Nov 13–15: up to 1.1 ft (Fri, Nov 13, 9:20 PM); lowest daylight low ahead 0.2 ft (Fri, Nov 13, 2:23 PM)
  • Nov 21–29: up to 1.3 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 7:02 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.2 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 12:57 PM)
  • Dec 5–8: up to 1.0 ft (Sun, Dec 6, 4:58 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.1 ft (Mon, Dec 7, 10:56 AM)
  • Dec 22–25: up to 1.1 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 6:51 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.4 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 11:50 AM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Mountain Point, Magothy River 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 Mountain Point, Magothy River, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
Annapolis, MD, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) away.
Facing
East (95°), 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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