Check the Beach

Sandy Hill Beach

Wicomico County, Maryland, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:14 pm
8 am
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.9
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C47°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
117 km/hmph N
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am138
7.2Great9 am1610
7.0Great10 am1811
7.1Great11 am1811
7.4Great12 pm1710
7.6Great1 pm1610
7.3Great2 pm1711
6.9Good3 pm1911
7.0Great4 pm2012
7.0Great5 pm1912
7.3Great6 pm159
Sat
6.3Good8 am74
5.0Fair9 am53
5.0Fair10 am74
6.7Good11 am96
5.1Fair12 pm127
5.5Good1 pm117
6.7Good2 pm127
6.1Good3 pm149
6.8Good4 pm117
7.3Great5 pm117
7.4Great6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 5 am, -0.4 m. High at 11 am, -0.1 m. Low at 5 pm, -0.5 m. High at 11 pm, -0.2 mLow 5 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 11 am, -0.1 m<1 ftLow 5 pm, -0.5 m1 ftHigh 11 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 5 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 11 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • High 11 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
26 km16 miCambridge-Dorchester Airport (CGE)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 3%