Kite Beach
Current conditions at 3/4 8:53 PM - OCEAN CITY - 13 km away.
Wind: 4 kt
Weather: mist
Clouds: overcast at 200 ft
Temp: 6°C
Pressure: 1025 hPa
Wind Forecast
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Mar-4
Wednesday
4-March |
2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Temp F | 41 | 41 | |||||||||
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| Pressure | 102.4 | 102.4 | |||||||||
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Mar-5
Thursday
5-March |
2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Speed (knots) |
3
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5
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7
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9
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11
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12
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15
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16
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| Temp F | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | |||
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| Pressure | 102.4 | 102.4 | 102.4 | 102.3 | 102.2 | 102 | 102 | 102 | |||
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Mar-6
Friday
6-March |
2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction |
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| Speed (knots) |
18
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13
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5
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7
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6
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13
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13
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12
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| Temp F | 48 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | |||
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| Pressure | 102 | 102 | 102.2 | 102.3 | 102.3 | 102.4 | 102.5 | 102.5 | |||
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Mar-7
Saturday
7-March |
2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction |
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| Speed (knots) |
9
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5
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5
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8
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14
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18
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22
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23
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| Temp F | 45 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 | |||
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| Pressure | 102.4 | 102.2 | 102.2 | 102.2 | 102 | 101.7 | 101.5 | 101.4 | |||
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Mar-8
Sunday
8-March |
2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction |
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| Speed (knots) |
21
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18
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15
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14
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10
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8
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8
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7
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| Temp F | 50 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 48 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||||||||
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| Pressure | 101.3 | 101.1 | 101.1 | 101.2 | 101.2 | 101.2 | 101.5 | 101.7 | |||
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Mar-9
Monday
9-March |
2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction |
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| Speed (knots) |
5
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4
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2
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2
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5
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6
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9
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| Temp F | 45 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | |||
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| Pressure | 101.9 | 101.9 | 102 | 102.1 | 102 | 101.8 | 101.9 | 101.9 | |||
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Mar-10
Tuesday
10-March |
2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| Speed (knots) |
8
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8
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8
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| Temp F | 45 | 45 | 41 | ||||||||
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| Pressure | 101.9 | 101.8 | 101.9 | ||||||||
Current Observations from sourced from NOAA Aviation Weather Center (AWC). Forecasts based on MSC’s GDPS (GEM-Global) model
Nearby Stations
Conditions at nearby stations.
| Name - ICAO | Date | Wind Speed | Direction | Conditions | (Km) |
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| OCEAN CITY - KOXB | 4-Mar 8:53 PM | 4 |
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Wind: 4 kt Weather: mist Clouds: overcast at 200 ft Temp: 6°C Pressure: 1025 hPa | 12.8 |
| SALISBURY - KSBY | 4-Mar 8:54 PM | 5 |
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Wind: 5 kt Clouds: overcast at 5500 ft Temp: 8°C Pressure: 1024 hPa | 32.2 |
| WALLOPS ISLAND - KWAL | 4-Mar 9:20 PM | 10 |
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Wind: 10 kt Weather: light rain; mist Clouds: scattered at 300 ft; overcast at 4600 ft Temp: 7°C Pressure: 1025 hPa | 40.3 |
| GEORGETOWN - KGED | 4-Mar 8:54 PM | 4 |
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Wind: 4 kt Clouds: few at 6000 ft; overcast at 9000 ft Temp: 6°C Pressure: 1025 hPa | 55.5 |
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