Port Sunlight Beach
Maryland · United States
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Port Sunlight Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~24.3°C (75.7°F) on average
Jan
4°C
39.2°F · 1–7.6°C
Feb
3.2°C
37.8°F · 0.9–6°C
Mar
5.3°C
41.5°F · 1.6–11.8°C
Apr
9.8°C
49.6°F · 2.7–15.7°C
May
15.9°C
60.6°F · 8.3–22.4°C
Jun
21.8°C
71.2°F · 13.7–25.9°C
Jul
25.5°C
77.9°F · 19.1–29.5°C
Aug
26.5°C
79.7°F · 21.6–29.2°C
Sep
24.3°C
75.7°F · 18.8–27.6°C
Oct
19.1°C
66.4°F · 14.3–23.2°C
Nov
12.9°C
55.2°F · 9.5–16.9°C
Dec
7.8°C
46°F · 4.9–11°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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