Bow Beach

Bow Beach is an ESE-facing beach break in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It picks up swell from NE to S, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 41% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the WNW: light winds or WNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while ESE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

ESE (110°)

Best swell

ENE to SSE (70°–151°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WSW to NNW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NE to S (49.5° to 183.5°)

Offshore wind

WNW

Tide

NOAA station 8630225

Wave buoy

Bethany Beach, DE (263) · 70 km away

Cams

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