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Conditions· Now

Wed, Sep 23

Gale Warning

Gale

wind sea, fresh breeze.

Wind 18 kt NEPartly cloudy64°F

1.1 ft

Waves

Gale Warning in effect

Rest of today

Gale through the evening.

  1. Evening

    Gale

No good window

All day

Conditions remain rough all day.

Daily details

High temp

66°F

Water temp

74°F

Jellyfish

Low

Dawn

6:27 AM

Sunrise

6:54 AM

Sunset

7:01 PM

Dusk

7:27 PM

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Today, Wednesday, September 23

4p

5p

6p

7p

8p

9p

Sky

Rain

15%
13%
11%
10%
10%
0%

Thunder

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Wind (kt)

21
20
21
21
18
18

Seas (ft)

1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

Tide

Gale
Tide Details

Higher than normal · about 1.5 ft above normal

Shallow spots are deeper than usual; less clearance under a fixed pier.

No high or low water left today.

3.2 ft MLLW · Solomons Island gauge, 5.3 nm away

Dashed line is the predicted tide; solid is what the gauge measured. The gap between them is the wind.

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