Public ramp · Northumberland County · Virginia
NO GO
TODAY
Gale Warning in effect.
Buoy 44058 · 9.3 mi away
Updated 1 min ago
Water you can reach from this ramp
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Shell is a public boat ramp in Northumberland County, Virginia, on Cockerell Creek. From here SeaStatus scores 6 waters: Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point, Cockrell Creek, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Great Wicomico River (Segment 2 of 2) and Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA (Area 2 of 6).
The main water here is Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA (Area 2 of 6). 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 44058, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 8636128, Fleeton Point, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 9.3 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 8636128 · NDBC Buoy 44058