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Bay Colony Dog Beach

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.8
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.5
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
13°C56°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
6.8Good8 am138
6.7Good9 am149
6.9Good10 am1510
7.0Great11 am1711
6.8Good12 pm2012
6.6Good1 pm2415
6.4Good2 pm2516
6.1Good3 pm2616
5.8Good4 pm2818
5.5Good5 pm3018
5.4Fair6 pm3119
Sat
3.6Poor8 am2717
3.6Poor9 am2717
4.3Fair10 am2616
4.4Fair11 am2616
5.5Good12 pm2415
4.6Fair1 pm2717
4.9Fair2 pm2415
6.0Good3 pm2314
5.7Good4 pm2314
6.1Good5 pm2214
5.6Good6 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 mHigh 6 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 6 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 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.

  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m160 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miVirginia Beach (city)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miNorfolk International Airport (ORF)

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

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