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Chesapeake Bay (Annapolis) Boating Conditions Today

Chesapeake Bay (Annapolis) · Maryland

Chesapeake Bay (Annapolis) · today

GO

GO today for a typical 25 to 35 ft center console.

Everything we scored is inside the GO lines. A Small Craft Advisory begins at 1 am Sunday and runs until 7 pm Sunday.

  • Wind5 kt
  • Seas1 ft
  • StormsNone in the forecast
  • Small Craft Advisoryfrom 1 am Sunday until 7 pm SundayCAUTION

Scored for a typical 25 to 35 ft center console: CAUTION above 15 kt or 3 ft seas, NO-GO above 22 kt or 5 ft seas. Yours is scored on your boat and the limits you set.

Wind

Forecast this hourSets the status5kt
Measured now at the buoy6kt
Buoy, at the standard 10 m height7kt

SourceScored on the weather models

Seas

Forecast this hourSets the status1ftfrom the Weather Service
Measured now at the buoy0.0ftat 1 s

Weather Service Forecast

Weather Service, Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD, issued 10:58 pm: Small craft advisory in effect from late Saturday night through Sunday evening.

Your Boat, Your Limits

Today’s status for Chesapeake Bay (Annapolis) is for a typical 25 to 35 ft center console. Your briefing scores Chesapeake Bay (Annapolis) against your boat and the limits you set, hour by hour, and gives you GO, CAUTION or NO-GO with the key factors behind it.

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What Drives the Day on the Water

Wind (sustained and gusts) is the single biggest driver of a rough, wet ride and of a Small Craft Advisory. Seas (wave height plus period: a short, steep 4 ft chop beats you up worse than a long 4 ft swell). Fog (losing the shoreline and other traffic is a real hazard under way). Lightning (thunderstorms on an open boat are a reason to stay in). These are read live from official marine forecasts, nearby buoys, and modeled swell, and refresh through the day.

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