Check the Beach

Public Beach

Middlesex County, Virginia, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
4.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
—
Wind
1711 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2315 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am2012
7.5Great9 am1711
7.2Great10 am2012
7.4Great11 am2113
7.6Great12 pm1912
7.8Great1 pm1811
8.0Great2 pm1710
8.0Great3 pm1711
7.9Great4 pm1811
7.6Great5 pm1711
4.6Fair6 pm2616
Sat
5.8Good8 am2012
6.1Good9 am2314
5.0Fair10 am2214
4.5Fair11 am2415
6.5Good12 pm2214
4.6Fair1 pm2314
5.3Fair2 pm159
5.5Good3 pm1610
5.0Fair4 pm2012
5.1Fair5 pm1811
5.5Good6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.7 km2.9 miWeems (village)
Nearest airport
54 km34 miNewport News/Williamsburg Airport (PHF)

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.

  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 3%