Public ramp · Surry County · Virginia
Reading conditions now
The last reading here is 43 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.
Pulling NDBC buoy 44072 · NOAA tide station 8637689
Water you can reach from this ramp
Best first. 3 waters, scored separately.
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Lawnes Creek is a public boat ramp in Surry County, Virginia, on James River. From here SeaStatus scores 3 waters: Lawnes Creek, James River (Segment 4 of 5) and James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge.
The main water here is Lawnes 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 44072, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 8638017, Fort Eustis (MARAD), the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 2.3 mi from this ramp.
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 8638017 · NDBC Buoy 44072