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87th St. Caribbean Drive

Public ramp · Worcester County · Maryland

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About 87th St. Caribbean Drive

87th St. Caribbean Drive is a public boat ramp in Worcester County, Maryland, on Assawoman Bay. From here SeaStatus scores 4 waters: Miller Creek, Miller Creek, Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM (Area 6 of 6) and Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM (Area 6 of 6).

The main water here is Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM (Area 6 of 6). Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Tide predictions come from NOAA station 8559957, Little Assawoman Bay, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 1.9 mi from this ramp.

Ramp type
Public
County
Worcester County
State
Maryland
Location
38.4048, -75.0631
Waters scored
4
Tide station
NOAA 8559957 · Little Assawoman Bay
Cameras on these waters
None linked yet

Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.

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Sources · NOAA Tide Station 8559957