Piney Point Recreation Area

About Piney Point Recreation Area

Piney Point Recreation Area is a public boat ramp in St. Mary's County, Maryland, on St. Marys River. From here SeaStatus scores 4 waters: Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Potomac River (Segment 6 of 7), Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA and Potomac River (Segment 6 of 7).

The main water here is Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA. 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 44042, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 8578240, Piney Point, Md., the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 3.2 mi from this ramp.

Ramp type

Public

County

St. Mary's County

State

Maryland

Location

38.1383, -76.5004

Waters scored

4

Tide station

NOAA 8578240 · Piney Point, Md.

Wind buoy

NDBC 44042

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.