Beach report

9 kt wind, 1.7 kt current, wind against current

Best: Wed 8 AM–9 AM

Calm wind, slack-ish current, enough water to launch without a long carry.

9 kt wind, steep chop, wind against the current

Best: Tue 5 PM–6 PM · Wed 7 AM–11 AM

Wind under about 10 knots and no wind-against-current chop in the channel.

9 kt, wind against current

Best: Tue 4 PM–5 PM · Wed 8 AM–6 PM

8 to 16 knots is the sweet spot; under 4 is drifting.

the shelf is open

Best: Tue 4 PM–6 PM · Wed 7 AM–10 AM · Wed 5 PM–6 PM

Best when the tide is under 7 feet with the shelf open, best of all on the flats.

flats covered

Best: nothing good in the next day and a half

Needs a low tide near zero in daylight, and a minus tide is the prize.

9 kt

Best: Wed noon–6 PM

10 to 18 knots of steady onshore wind with beach to stand on.

slack-ish water, dawn or dusk light

Best: Tue 5 PM–7 PM · Wed 6 AM–9 AM

Moving water around the low, dawn or dusk, light wind at your back.

water 54°, air 52°

Best: Tue 4 PM–6 PM · Wed 11 AM–4 PM

Calm, some sun, and the water close at hand rather than across the flats.

mostly cloudy, Tue 4 PM

Best: nothing good in the next day and a half

The beach faces west. Partly cloudy skies make the best ones.