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Salt Ponds Beach

Hampton, Virginia, United States

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  • Salt Ponds Public Beach - Hampton - Virginia - 2022-07-07

    Salt Ponds Public Beach - Hampton - Virginia - 2022-07-07. Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 4 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6 pm
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
13°C55°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
1911 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am1811
7.1Great9 am2012
7.5Great10 am1610
7.7Great11 am1610
7.7Great12 pm1610
7.7Great1 pm2113
7.4Great2 pm2012
6.9Good3 pm2113
6.5Good4 pm2214
6.6Good5 pm2616
6.3Good6 pm3019
Sat
4.2Fair8 am2717
5.3Fair9 am2113
5.9Good10 am2516
4.9Fair11 am2314
4.7Fair12 pm2415
4.7Fair1 pm2012
5.6Good2 pm2415
4.9Fair3 pm2314
5.0Fair4 pm2314
4.8Fair5 pm2314
6.5Good6 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mHigh 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • 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.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.6 km4.1 miHampton (city)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miNorfolk International Airport (ORF)

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 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%