Bay Shore Beach
Hampton, Virginia, United States
No photo of Bay Shore Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 4 pm, sunset 6:17 pm7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 12°C53°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 159 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 2214 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:17 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 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.
About Bay Shore Beach
Bay Shore Beach is a beach in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It is located 0.38 miles from Salt Ponds Beach. One parking area is within 250 feet of the beach.
Bay Shore Beach was a beach that existed adjacent to Buckroe Beach in Hampton, Virginia in the 20th century. It was founded in 1898 by several African-American businessmen. The beach was one of the most popular resort and vacation destinations in the Mid-Atlantic region for African-Americans. In addition to standard beach activities, hotels, and restaurants, Bay Shore also had an amusement park. The beach was in its prime of popularity from 1898 until 1933 when a Hurricane devastated the coast. Both "sides" of the beach, (Bay Shore & Buckroe) were respectively rebuilt, however, Bay Shore may not have been built back to its former heights, although it continued to remain popular.
Source: Bay Shore Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.1 km3.8 miHampton (city)
- Nearest airport
- 19 km12 miNorfolk International Airport (ORF)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Salt Ponds Beach0.6 km0.4 mi north-east away7.4 Great later
- Grandview Beach1.6 km1.0 mi north away7.4 Great later
- Outlook Beach4.8 km3.0 mi south away7.4 Great later
- Willoughby Beach9.5 km5.9 mi south away7.0 Great later
- Huntington Beach16 km9.7 mi west away7.7 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.
- Sat6.5 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.8 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%