Beach forecast for Selby-on-the-Bay
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (EDT) · Maryland, United States Today, Wed, Oct 28 · EDT- Swimming
- Calm · 0.1 ft
- Water
- 62 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 4 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 1:24 am and 12:07 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's not a beach day in Selby-on-the-Bay (2/10). The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 6/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2Not a beach day | Not today | Calm · 0.1 ft | 62 °F | 4 |
| Thu 29 | 5Fair beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 0.1 ft | 62 °F | 4 |
| Fri 30 | 6Fair beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 0.3 ft | 63 °F | 4 |
| Sat 31 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.5 ft | 62 °F | 4 |
| Sun 1 | 4Poor beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.0 ft | 62 °F | 4 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 0.1 ft | 62 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 4Poor beach day | 3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 0.9 ft | 62 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sun and clouds
- Onshore breeze (6 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 0.1 ft waves
- UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Low tide at 12:07 pm: more sand
- Feels like 64 °F: chilly for the beach
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 0.1 ft
0.1 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 62 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30
Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 6 mph
Onshore breeze (6 mph).
- Tide & sand 1:24 am
Low tide at 1:24 am and 12:07 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 6:16 am and 7:04 pm.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 1 | Clear sky | 47 °F | 4 mph | 0.1 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 1 | Clear sky | 53 °F | 2 mph | 0.1 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 57 °F | 3 mph | 0.1 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 59 °F | 5 mph | 0.1 ft | 3 |
| 12:00 pm | 3 | Mainly clear | 59 °F | 6 mph | 0.1 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 2 | Partly cloudy | 62 °F | 5 mph | 0.1 ft | 4 |
| 2:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 64 °F | 4 mph | 0.1 ft | 3 |
| 3:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 62 °F | 4 mph | 0.1 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 63 °F | 2 mph | 0.1 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 62 °F | 2 mph | 0.1 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Selby-on-the-Bay
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Selby Beach 0.9 mi · SE
- Mayo Beach 2.3 mi · SE
- Wild Rose Shores 2.4 mi · N
- Triton Beach 2.8 mi · SE
- Sparrows Beach 4.0 mi · NE
- Parking
- Carr's Beach 4.1 mi · NE
- Bay Ridge Beach 4.1 mi · NE
- Bare Neck Shore 4.4 mi · S
Water quality: check the official beach advisories for Maryland (Maryland Healthy Beaches).
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2 of 3, warmth 0 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus cold 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Selby-on-the-Bay
Is it a beach day in Selby-on-the-Bay today?
Not a beach day: 2/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Selby-on-the-Bay today?
0.1 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Selby-on-the-Bay?
About 62 °F today: cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Selby-on-the-Bay today?
UV reaches 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Selby-on-the-Bay?
Today low tide is at 1:24 am and 12:07 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 6:16 am and 7:04 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Selby-on-the-Bay?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
What beaches are near Selby-on-the-Bay?
Selby Beach (0.9 mi), Mayo Beach (2.3 mi), Wild Rose Shores (2.4 mi), Triton Beach (2.8 mi) and Sparrows Beach (4.0 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Selby-on-the-Bay today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Rhode River (County Wharf, NOAA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)