NDBC buoy, Maryland

Potomac Buoy 44042

Name: NDBC buoy 44042 latest observation
Creator: Tide & Temp
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Water 66.7 F as of 08:54 UTC, Sunday, October 18, 2026.

Water temperature at NDBC buoy 44042 (Potomac, MD) is 66.7 F (19.3 C), observed 08:54 UTC on October 18, 2026.
Air temperature at the buoy is 51 F, cooler than the water.
The nearest NOAA tide station is Point Lookout, 0.8 mi away.

Water

66.7 F

19.3 C

Air

51 F

10.5 C

Wave height

1.6 ft

dominant period 2 s

Wind

27 kt

from 10 deg

Position 38.033, -76.335 · Moored Buoy · owner code CB. Latest observation from NDBC station 44042; this site refreshes once a day, the buoy reports hourly.

Nearby tide stations

Point Lookout0.8 mi
Cornfield Harbor, Md.2.4 mi
Lewisetta, Va.7.5 mi
Travis Point, Coan River, Va.7.6 mi
Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River11 mi

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