Public ramp · Dorchester County · Maryland
Reading conditions now
The last reading here is 41 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.
Pulling NDBC buoy 44062 · NOAA tide station 8571421
Water you can reach from this ramp
Best first. 6 waters, scored separately.
Every day this week, scored like today.
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Best Pitch Ferry is a public boat ramp in Dorchester County, Maryland, on Transquaking River. From here SeaStatus scores 6 waters: Backgarden Creek, Chicamacomico River, Doctors Creek, Transquaking River (Segment 1 of 2), Transquaking River (Segment 2 of 2) and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.
The main water here is Backgarden Creek. Rivers are scored mostly on wind and current. Wave height is not part of the score, because a river has no real sea state; visibility and comfort make up the rest. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 44062, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 8571559, McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 3.0 mi from this ramp.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
Other ramps on this water
Sources · NOAA Tide Station 8571559 · NDBC Buoy 44062