South Beach Area
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
- Free parking
No photo of South Beach Area yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:15 pm6.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
5.9
35 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 15°C60°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 2314 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 2315 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:15 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- Low 8 pm, -0.4 m1 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
- Restrooms20 m60 ft away
- Drinking water320 m0.2 mi away
- Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Listed as free
- Playground80 m260 ft away
- Boat ramp210 m680 ft awaySandy Point State Park
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5.3 km3.3 miCape Saint Claire (village)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miAnnapolis Seaplane Base (01MD)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- East Beach Area0.6 km0.4 mi north away7.0 Great later
- Main Beach4.8 km3.0 mi north-west away6.6 Good later
- Lake Claire Beach6.3 km3.9 mi north-west away6.6 Good later
- Severn Beach6.9 km4.3 mi west away7.1 Great later
- North Severn Beach7.0 km4.4 mi west away7.1 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.5 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 3%