Lake Claire Beach
Maryland · United States
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Lake Claire Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near Maryland — it picks up N–SE swell and turns cleanest in a SW–W wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.
Today's surf at Lake Claire Beach
Updated 00:23 spot time
Lake Claire Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.5 ft–1 ft ankle to knee high, 0.5 ft SE swell at 2.3 s. Wind up to 10 mph S. Water 70°F. Best surf window around 11:00 PM — poor (1/5) with 7 mph S wind.
Tides today: low 3:43 AM (0.9 ft), high 8:35 AM (1.3 ft), low 3:00 PM (0.3 ft), high 10:08 PM (1.8 ft)
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~18.4°C (65.1°F) on average
Jan
3.5°C
38.3°F · 0.7–7.4°C
Feb
2.9°C
37.2°F · 0.4–6.3°C
Mar
5.1°C
41.2°F · 1.4–12.1°C
Apr
9.7°C
49.5°F · 2.3–15.2°C
May
16°C
60.8°F · 8.7–23.2°C
Jun
21.9°C
71.4°F · 13.5–25.8°C
Jul
25.5°C
77.9°F · 18.9–30.1°C
Aug
26.4°C
79.5°F · 21–29.5°C
Sep
24.1°C
75.4°F · 18.6–27.2°C
Oct
18.4°C
65.1°F · 13.6–22.9°C
Nov
12.3°C
54.1°F · 8.6–16.4°C
Dec
7°C
44.6°F · 4.1–9.9°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
N–SE
Best wind
SW–W
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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