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Last update: 05:36 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
299° WNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
5%
-4° C
1015 hpa
00:23
0.0 m
04h
213° SSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
4%
-4° C
1016 hpa
0.2 m
07h
199° SSW
5 kts
max 17 kts
4%
-4° C
1016 hpa
06:39
0.3 m
10h
242° WSW
10 kts
max 19 kts
0%
2° C
1017 hpa
0.1 m
13h
255° WSW
11 kts
max 20 kts
1%
5° C
1015 hpa
12:18
0.0 m
16h
252° WSW
10 kts
max 22 kts
3%
6° C
1016 hpa
0.2 m
19h
290° WNW
8 kts
max 22 kts
1%
0° C
1020 hpa
18:46
0.3 m
22h
318° NW
8 kts
max 17 kts
99%
-3° C
1023 hpa
0.1 m

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
336° NNW
6 kts
max 14 kts
84%
-5° C
1025 hpa
01:00
0.0 m
04h
346° NNW
5 kts
max 12 kts
0%
-7° C
1026 hpa
0.1 m
07h
328° NNW
2 kts
max 5 kts
0%
-7° C
1029 hpa
07:13
0.3 m
10h
265° W
3 kts
max 7 kts
0%
-4° C
1030 hpa
0.1 m
13h
286° WNW
7 kts
max 13 kts
0%
0° C
1030 hpa
13:01
0.0 m
16h
288° WNW
6 kts
max 12 kts
0%
1° C
1030 hpa
0.1 m
19h
332° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
-4° C
1033 hpa
19:23
0.3 m
22h
348° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
-6° C
1034 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)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
139° SE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
-6° C
1034 hpa
01:36
0.0 m
04h
151° SSE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
-6° C
1034 hpa
0.1 m
07h
177° S
4 kts
max 13 kts
1%
-6° C
1034 hpa
07:48
0.3 m
10h
188° S
8 kts
max 16 kts
0%
0° C
1033 hpa
0.2 m
13h
201° SSW
11 kts
max 18 kts
29%
5° C
1029 hpa
13:44
0.0 m
16h
195° SSW
11 kts
max 25 kts
37%
6° C
1026 hpa
0.1 m
19h
189° S
10 kts
max 32 kts
3%
2° C
1025 hpa
20:02
0.3 m
22h
204° SSW
10 kts
max 34 kts
80%
3° C
1024 hpa
0.2 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
208° SSW
8 kts
max 30 kts
48%
2° C
1022 hpa
02:10
0.0 m
04h
206° SSW
6 kts
max 24 kts
34%
0° C
1021 hpa
0.0 m
07h
216° SW
5 kts
max 22 kts
36%
0° C
1020 hpa
08:25
0.3 m
10h
244° WSW
7 kts
max 17 kts
0%
7° C
1021 hpa
0.3 m
13h
265° W
8 kts
max 17 kts
4%
11° C
1019 hpa
14:28
0.0 m
16h
257° WSW
6 kts
max 13 kts
5%
11° C
1019 hpa
0.0 m
19h
311° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
79%
3° C
1021 hpa
0.3 m
22h
297° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
59%
2° C
1022 hpa
20:44
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)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
10° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
2%
0° C
1022 hpa
0.0 m
04h
41° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
-1° C
1021 hpa
02:45
0.0 m
07h
30° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
-2° C
1022 hpa
0.2 m
10h
8° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
3° C
1023 hpa
09:07
0.3 m
13h
308° NW
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
1022 hpa
0.1 m
16h
308° NW
6 kts
max 11 kts
80%
5° C
1022 hpa
15:15
0.0 m
19h
344° NNW
12 kts
max 22 kts
65%
-3° C
1028 hpa
0.2 m
22h
348° NNW
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-8° C
1032 hpa
21:30
0.3 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
347° NNW
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-10° C
1033 hpa
0.1 m
04h
352° N
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
-11° C
1033 hpa
03:23
0.0 m
07h
2° N
7 kts
max 13 kts
99%
-10° C
1034 hpa
0.2 m
10h
16° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
-9° C
1035 hpa
09:53
0.4 m
13h
24° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
-8° C
1032 hpa
0.1 m
16h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0.59 mm
-7° C
1030 hpa
16:07
0.0 m
19h
55° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0.78 mm
-9° C
1030 hpa
0.1 m
22h
32° NNE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0.85 mm
-9° C
1029 hpa
22:21
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)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
352° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
-9° C
1027 hpa
0.1 m
04h
312° NW
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
-10° C
1026 hpa
04:05
0.0 m
07h
304° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
-10° C
1026 hpa
0.1 m
10h
336° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
-6° C
1026 hpa
10:43
0.4 m
13h
317° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
8%
-3° C
1024 hpa
0.2 m
16h
314° NW
7 kts
max 14 kts
89%
-2° C
1024 hpa
17:05
19h
329° NNW
10 kts
max 21 kts
0%
-6° C
1028 hpa
0.0 m
22h
324° NW
6 kts
max 17 kts
0%
-9° C
1031 hpa
23:18
0.3 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
315° NW
4 kts
max 13 kts
0%
-11° C
1031 hpa
0.2 m
04h
307° NW
3 kts
max 12 kts
0%
-12° C
1031 hpa
04:53
0.0 m
07h
289° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
9%
-13° C
1031 hpa
0.0 m
10h
270° W
2 kts
max 5 kts
99%
-7° C
1031 hpa
0.3 m
13h
218° SW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
-5° C
1027 hpa
11:38
0.4 m
16h
219° SW
6 kts
max 13 kts
6%
-2° C
1024 hpa
0.1 m
19h
152° SSE
4 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-5° C
1023 hpa
18:10
22h
181° S
4 kts
max 14 kts
38%
-7° C
1021 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)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
223° SW
2 kts
max 5 kts
57%
-8° C
1020 hpa
00:23
0.3 m
04h
227° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
50%
-8° C
1021 hpa
0.0 m
07h
293° WNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
50%
-9° C
1021 hpa
05:50
0.0 m
10h
16° NNE
4 kts
max 8 kts
95%
0° C
1022 hpa
0.2 m
13h
314° NW
5 kts
max 10 kts
99%
3° C
1020 hpa
12:40
0.4 m
16h
333° NNW
6 kts
max 13 kts
97%
3° C
1020 hpa
0.2 m
19h
343° NNW
8 kts
max 21 kts
78%
-2° C
1023 hpa
19:19
22h
337° NNW
9 kts
max 23 kts
0%
-4° C
1025 hpa
0.1 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
333° NNW
10 kts
max 23 kts
0%
-6° C
1026 hpa
01:31
0.3 m
04h
330° NNW
9 kts
max 21 kts
4%
-7° C
1028 hpa
0.1 m
07h
338° NNW
8 kts
max 20 kts
7%
-8° C
1029 hpa
06:59
0.0 m
10h
342° NNW
10 kts
max 15 kts
13%
-5° C
1031 hpa
0.1 m
13h
339° NNW
8 kts
max 13 kts
9%
-2° C
1029 hpa
13:47
0.4 m
16h
338° NNW
8 kts
max 13 kts
76%
-1° C
1028 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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