Public ramp · Newport News city · Virginia
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Small Craft Advisory in effect.
Buoy 44072 · 2.8 mi away
Updated 1 min ago
Water you can reach from this ramp
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Peterson Yatch Basin is a public boat ramp in Newport News city, Virginia, on Hampton Roads. From here SeaStatus scores 4 waters: James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge, Hampton Roads, James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River and Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA (Area 4 of 11).
The main water here is James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth 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 8638379, Newport News, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 2.8 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 8638379 · NDBC Buoy 44072