Check the Beach

Guard Shore

Accomack County, Virginia, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:14 pm
8 am
7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
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
9°C48°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
117 km/hmph N
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am128
7.4Great9 am138
7.2Great10 am1610
7.3Great11 am1811
7.4Great12 pm1912
7.5Great1 pm1811
7.3Great2 pm1912
6.6Good3 pm2113
6.7Good4 pm2213
7.0Great5 pm1912
7.2Great6 pm159
Sat
6.9Good8 am127
5.0Fair9 am117
5.0Fair10 am138
5.9Good11 am159
5.3Fair12 pm159
6.3Good1 pm1710
5.6Good2 pm149
6.8Good3 pm1610
7.0Great4 pm159
5.5Good5 pm148
5.6Good6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 9 am, -<0.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.4 m. High at 10 pm, -0.1 mHigh 9 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 9 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 pm, -0.1 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 town
5.2 km3.2 miBloxom (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miWallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL)

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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 3%