Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD Marine Forecast

Hourly forecast at zone center

Hourly wind and waves

Gusts peak near 28kts around 8:00 AM, with waves reaching 1.8ft around 11:00 AM.

Sunday, October 11

7:08 AM EDT

Wind Now

14ktsE

Gusts:24kts

Wind Now: 14 kts; gusts 24 kts. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

Hourly wind speed and gust forecastSustained wind is shown in cyan and gusts in blue-gray. Dashed lines show past conditions. Direction arrows show where the wind is traveling.01020304012AM6AM12PM6PM

Waves Now

1.4ft—

Period—

Waves Now: 1.4 ft; period unavailable seconds. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

Hourly wave height and period forecastWave height is shown in blue. The dashed line shows past conditions. Direction arrows show where the waves are traveling.00.511.522.512AM6AM12PM6PM

NOAA marine forecast

Text forecast

Updated 4:58am EDT Oct 11, 2026

Small Craft Advisory In Effect Through This Evening

Rest Of The Overnight

E winds 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers.

Today

E winds 15 to 20 kt

Tonight

SE winds 5 to 10 kt

Mon

NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.

Mon Night

NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Tue

SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

Tue Night

SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Wed

W winds 5 kt

Thu

NE winds 5 to 10 kt

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