Public ramp · Poquoson city · Virginia
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Messick is a public boat ramp in Poquoson city, Virginia, on Back River. From here SeaStatus scores 12 waters: Drum Island Flats, James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge, Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA (Area 8 of 11), Long Creek, Tabbs Creek, Northwest Branch Back River, and 6 more.
The main water here is Back River. 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 8638051, Messick Point, Back River, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 17.2 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 8638051 · NDBC Buoy 44072