Kite Beach
Current conditions at 12/17 1:53 PM - OCEAN CITY - 13 km away.
Wind Forecast
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Dec-17
Wednesday
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2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 10 | 7 | |||||||||
| Temp F | 50 | 46 | |||||||||
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Dec-18
Thursday
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2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 | |||
| Temp F | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 54 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.3 | ||||||||||
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Dec-19
Friday
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2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 23 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | |||
| Temp F | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 41 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||||
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Dec-20
Saturday
20-December |
2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | |||
| Temp F | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 50 | |||
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Dec-21
Sunday
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2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 25 | |||
| Temp F | 48 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 41 | |||
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Dec-22
Monday
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2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | |||
| Temp F | 34 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 36 | |||
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Dec-23
Tuesday
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2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 9 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
| Temp F | 36 | 36 | 36 | ||||||||
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Current Observations from sourced from NOAA Aviation Weather Center (AWC). Forecasts based on MSC’s GDPS (GEM-Global) model
Nearby Stations
The following stations are near this spot.
| Name | ICAO | Date | Distance (Km) | Wind Speed | Direction | Status | Conditions |
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| SALISBURY | KSBY | 12/17 1:54 PM | 32.2 | 7 |
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Wind: 7 kt gusting 17 kt Clouds: clear Temp: 12°C Pressure: 1015 hPa | |
| WALLOPS ISLAND | KWAL | 12/17 1:54 PM | 40.3 | 14 |
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Wind: 14 kt gusting 22 kt Clouds: broken at 25000 ft Temp: 16°C Pressure: 1015 hPa | |
| GEORGETOWN | KGED | 12/17 1:54 PM | 55.5 | 10 |
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Wind: 10 kt Clouds: clear Temp: 12°C Pressure: 1014 hPa | |
| OCEAN CITY | KOXB | 12/17 1:53 PM | 12.8 | 9 |
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Wind: 9 kt gusting 18 kt Clouds: clear Temp: 12°C Pressure: 1015 hPa | |
| BUNTING BRIDGE ON ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASH | ASIM2 | 7.8 | No wind data available | ||||
| OCEAN CITY | KN80 | 12.8 | |||||
| ASSATEAGUE ISLAND | ASTM2 | 14.4 | No data | ||||
| Ocean City Inlet | OCIM2 | 14.9 | |||||
| US-50 at OC Drawbridge | MD135 | 15.2 | Cannot locate wind data | ||||
| US 50 at Ocean City Drawbridge | MD148 | 15.2 | The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request. | ||||
| US 50 EB on OC Drawbridge Wind Speed | MD151 | 15.3 | The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request. | ||||
| US 50 E/B at MD 90 Status | MD089 | 19.9 | No records found |
Spot Details
You have the best of both worlds with the Bay and the Ocean. You can kite on wind from any direction at Assateague. Kite Beach has great parking, bathrooms, shallow water and is a popular spot on the bayside. It's just inside the fee area ($15 for a week pass $20 for an annual pass ) head back to the canoe rental. Kiters who challenge the Ocean setup all along the shore. Comfortable accomodations can be found at the home of local kiters Jim & Annemarei's Francis Scott Key Family Resort www.fskfamily.com