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Conditions· Now

Wed, Sep 23

Light Chop

wind sea, moderate breeze.

Wind 12 kt NEPartly cloudy61°F

0.4 ft

Waves

Rest of today

Light Chop through the evening.

  1. Evening

    Light Chop

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All day

Calm conditions all day.

Daily details

High temp

65°F

Water temp

72°F

Jellyfish

Low

Dawn

6:27 AM

Sunrise

6:53 AM

Sunset

7:01 PM

Dusk

7:28 PM

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Today, Wednesday, September 23

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Sky

Rain

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11%
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Thunder

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Wind (kt)

12
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Seas (ft)

0.4
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Tide

Light Chop
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.

2.1 ft MLLW · Tolchester Beach gauge, 10.4 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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