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Oyster

Public ramp · Northampton County · Virginia

NO GO

TODAY

Gale Warning in effect.

Buoy 44072 · 2.7 mi away

Updated 1 min ago

Water you can reach from this ramp

Best first. 3 waters, scored separately.

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About Oyster

Oyster is a public boat ramp in Northampton County, Virginia, on Oyster Harbor. From here SeaStatus scores 3 waters: Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA (Area 11 of 11) and Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM (Area 1 of 3).

The main water here is Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM (Area 1 of 3). 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. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 44072, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 8631591, Oyster Harbor, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 2.7 mi from this ramp.

Ramp type
Public
County
Northampton County
State
Virginia
Location
37.2886, -75.9235
Waters scored
3
Tide station
NOAA 8631591 · Oyster Harbor
Wind buoy
NDBC 44072
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 8631591 · NDBC Buoy 44072