Check the Beach

Tankards Beach

Northampton County, Virginia, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
23 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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
14°C56°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
7.0Great8 am1711
7.1Great9 am1610
7.1Great10 am1610
7.3Great11 am2013
7.4Great12 pm2213
7.6Great1 pm2213
7.5Great2 pm2213
7.1Great3 pm2315
6.9Good4 pm2616
6.7Good5 pm2616
6.6Good6 pm2314
Sat
5.0Fair8 am138
4.6Fair9 am2012
4.7Fair10 am2113
5.2Fair11 am2012
4.9Fair12 pm1610
5.6Good1 pm2113
5.6Good2 pm2213
4.8Fair3 pm1911
6.2Good4 pm2113
6.4Good5 pm2113
7.1Great6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.5 m. High at 7 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mHigh 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.5 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • High 7 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
4.9 km3 miEastville (village)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miAccomack County Airport (MFV)

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.

  • Sat7.1 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%