Check the Beach

Wickes Beach

Kent County, Maryland, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:15 pm
8 am
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 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
13°C55°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4226 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:15 pm
Today
6.6Good8 am2314
6.6Good9 am2415
6.5Good10 am2415
6.6Good11 am2314
6.9Good12 pm2012
7.2Great1 pm1711
7.4Great2 pm1610
7.4Great3 pm1711
7.3Great4 pm1811
7.2Great5 pm1811
7.2Great6 pm1610
Sat
6.8Good8 am159
6.5Good9 am148
4.9Fair10 am149
6.0Good11 am117
6.7Good12 pm85
7.0Great1 pm96
6.3Good2 pm106
5.4Fair3 pm85
5.5Good4 pm63
6.2Good5 pm106
7.4Great6 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 10 am, -0.2 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 m. High at 11 pm, -0.2 mHigh 10 am, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 11 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 10 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miKent Narrows (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miAnnapolis Seaplane Base (01MD)

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 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%