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Betterton Beach

Kent County, Maryland, United States

Betterton Beach 3 photos

  • Betterton Beach

    Betterton Beach. Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Betterton Beach

    Betterton Beach. Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Betterton

    Betterton. Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:13 pm
8 am
6.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
19 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Betterton Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:13 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am2918
6.1Good9 am2918
6.2Good10 am2817
6.4Good11 am2616
6.6Good12 pm2314
6.8Good1 pm2113
6.9Good2 pm2012
7.0Great3 pm1912
7.2Great4 pm1811
7.2Great5 pm1911
7.1Great6 pm1811
Sat
6.7Good8 am128
5.2Fair9 am138
5.2Fair10 am106
6.6Good11 am95
7.2Great12 pm74
7.1Great1 pm64
7.3Great2 pm42
7.2Great3 pm42
6.4Good4 pm21
6.6Good5 pm53
7.1Great6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. High at 3 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, -0.2 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.5 m. High at 8 pm, -0.3 mHigh 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 8 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 8 pm, -0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms80 m260 ft away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 140 m470 ft
  • Boat ramp80 m260 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
600 m0.4 miBetterton (village)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miPhillips Army Air Field (APG)

Nearby places

  • Barbara's on the BayFood and drink
    140 m470 ft
  • Marzella's by the BayFood and drink
    900 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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