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Last update: 11:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Local time
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Wind gusts (max kts)
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Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
205° SSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
3° C
1017 hpa
0.0 m
04h
151° SSE
2 kts
max 5 kts
99%
0.57 mm
3° C
1016 hpa
0.2 m
07h
317° NW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
3.99 mm
3° C
1016 hpa
06:03
0.3 m
10h
357° N
7 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.5 mm
3° C
1016 hpa
0.0 m
13h
349° N
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2° C
1014 hpa
11:34
0.0 m
16h
344° NNW
9 kts
max 19 kts
99%
-1° C
1014 hpa
0.3 m
19h
340° NNW
5 kts
max 15 kts
10%
-2° C
1014 hpa
18:09
0.3 m
22h
337° NNW
5 kts
max 20 kts
27%
-3° C
1015 hpa
0.1 m

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
267° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
23%
-4° C
1015 hpa
00:23
0.0 m
04h
193° SSW
3 kts
max 10 kts
4%
-4° C
1016 hpa
0.2 m
07h
211° SSW
6 kts
max 20 kts
3%
-4° C
1016 hpa
06:39
0.3 m
10h
230° SW
10 kts
max 19 kts
0%
1° C
1016 hpa
0.1 m
13h
245° WSW
12 kts
max 23 kts
2%
5° C
1015 hpa
12:18
0.0 m
16h
264° W
10 kts
max 26 kts
28%
5° C
1016 hpa
0.2 m
19h
294° WNW
8 kts
max 21 kts
0%
0° C
1021 hpa
18:46
0.3 m
22h
317° NW
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
-4° C
1024 hpa
0.1 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
343° NNW
6 kts
max 14 kts
93%
-6° C
1025 hpa
01:00
0.0 m
04h
340° NNW
3 kts
max 9 kts
0%
-7° C
1026 hpa
0.1 m
07h
310° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
-7° C
1028 hpa
07:13
0.3 m
10h
250° WSW
4 kts
max 8 kts
0%
-3° C
1029 hpa
0.1 m
13h
281° W
7 kts
max 13 kts
0%
0° C
1029 hpa
13:01
0.0 m
16h
285° WNW
7 kts
max 14 kts
0%
1° C
1029 hpa
0.1 m
19h
325° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
-4° C
1032 hpa
19:23
0.3 m
22h
339° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
-6° C
1033 hpa
0.2 m

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
183° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
-6° C
1033 hpa
01:36
0.0 m
04h
164° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
-6° C
1032 hpa
0.1 m
07h
180° S
4 kts
max 11 kts
1%
-6° C
1033 hpa
07:48
0.3 m
10h
190° S
7 kts
max 16 kts
7%
0° C
1032 hpa
0.2 m
13h
200° SSW
11 kts
max 18 kts
43%
5° C
1028 hpa
13:44
0.0 m
16h
198° SSW
10 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
1026 hpa
0.1 m
19h
191° S
10 kts
max 31 kts
23%
2° C
1025 hpa
20:02
0.3 m
22h
204° SSW
8 kts
max 29 kts
42%
2° C
1024 hpa
0.2 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
204° SSW
7 kts
max 27 kts
18%
0° C
1023 hpa
02:10
0.0 m
04h
203° SSW
7 kts
max 25 kts
37%
0° C
1021 hpa
0.0 m
07h
209° SSW
5 kts
max 22 kts
4%
-1° C
1020 hpa
08:25
0.3 m
10h
222° SW
7 kts
max 17 kts
99%
6° C
1018 hpa
0.3 m
13h
252° WSW
10 kts
max 24 kts
38%
12° C
1016 hpa
14:28
0.0 m
16h
281° W
9 kts
max 17 kts
20%
10° C
1017 hpa
0.0 m
19h
294° WNW
5 kts
max 17 kts
3%
2° C
1020 hpa
0.3 m
22h
318° NW
4 kts
max 12 kts
1%
0° C
1022 hpa
20:44
0.3 m

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
342° NNW
5 kts
max 14 kts
4%
-1° C
1023 hpa
0.0 m
04h
315° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
5%
-3° C
1023 hpa
02:45
0.0 m
07h
229° SW
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
-3° C
1025 hpa
0.2 m
10h
217° SW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1° C
1026 hpa
09:07
0.3 m
13h
268° W
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
4° C
1024 hpa
0.1 m
16h
289° WNW
3 kts
max 7 kts
99%
4° C
1023 hpa
15:15
0.0 m
19h
342° NNW
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1° C
1025 hpa
0.2 m
22h
349° N
9 kts
max 17 kts
69%
-1° C
1027 hpa
21:30
0.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
350° N
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-5° C
1029 hpa
0.1 m
04h
347° NNW
11 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-7° C
1032 hpa
03:23
0.0 m
07h
346° NNW
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-9° C
1035 hpa
0.2 m
10h
343° NNW
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
-10° C
1038 hpa
09:53
0.4 m
13h
342° NNW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-8° C
1036 hpa
0.1 m
16h
343° NNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-7° C
1035 hpa
16:07
0.0 m
19h
349° N
5 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-7° C
1036 hpa
0.1 m
22h
353° N
5 kts
max 11 kts
99%
-8° C
1036 hpa
22:21
0.3 m

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
352° N
5 kts
max 10 kts
99%
-8° C
1035 hpa
0.1 m
04h
337° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
2%
-10° C
1035 hpa
04:05
0.0 m
07h
334° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
-11° C
1035 hpa
0.1 m
10h
1° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
-6° C
1034 hpa
10:43
0.4 m
13h
197° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
-3° C
1030 hpa
0.2 m
16h
187° S
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
-1° C
1026 hpa
17:05
19h
171° S
7 kts
max 21 kts
4%
-4° C
1024 hpa
0.0 m
22h
194° SSW
10 kts
max 31 kts
4%
-3° C
1020 hpa
23:18
0.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
220° SW
10 kts
max 31 kts
4%
-2° C
1017 hpa
0.2 m
04h
263° W
7 kts
max 25 kts
3%
-3° C
1018 hpa
04:53
0.0 m
07h
308° NW
10 kts
max 24 kts
4%
-2° C
1021 hpa
0.0 m
10h
317° NW
10 kts
max 19 kts
0%
-2° C
1024 hpa
0.3 m
13h
318° NW
11 kts
max 20 kts
0%
1° C
1023 hpa
11:38
0.4 m
16h
324° NW
9 kts
max 21 kts
0%
2° C
1023 hpa
0.1 m
19h
317° NW
9 kts
max 22 kts
3%
-2° C
1027 hpa
18:10
22h
331° NNW
10 kts
max 28 kts
32%
-4° C
1029 hpa
0.2 m

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
322° NW
9 kts
max 24 kts
4%
-6° C
1031 hpa
00:23
0.3 m
04h
327° NNW
9 kts
max 23 kts
5%
-6° C
1033 hpa
0.0 m
07h
325° NW
7 kts
max 20 kts
4%
-7° C
1035 hpa
05:50
0.0 m
10h
338° NNW
9 kts
max 15 kts
0%
-3° C
1035 hpa
0.2 m
13h
338° NNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
0%
1° C
1033 hpa
12:40
0.4 m
16h
330° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
3° C
1032 hpa
0.2 m

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This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Clifton Beach, Smith Point, Potomac River in Maryland, United States of America. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 12:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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