Public Landing Beach

Small sandy beach on Chincoteague Bay in the unincorporated Eastern Shore community of Public Landing. Calm water, quiet, and a great alternative to Ocean City's crowds if you want a Bay-side day on the southern Eastern Shore.

Decent day for photography.

49% rain · 70°F water

Weather

  • 66°F air — cool but workable
  • 49% rain — rain likely at some point
  • 18 mph wind — breezy — anchor everything

Water

  • 70°F water — swimmable, refreshing
44 /100
ok
45 Swim
25 Sunbathe
46 Walk
45 Fish
64 Photo

Best for photography today

Air Temp
66°F
Fog
Wind
12 to 18 mph
W
Rain
49%
Sunday
UV Peak
2 Low
Peaks 09 AM · burn in ~100m
Tomorrow
59°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Water Temp
70°F
Refreshing
Next Low Tide
11:37 PM
-0.1 ft · in 56m
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Moon · 3%
New Moon
Spring tides — bigger range
7-day chart →
Time Type Height
5:04 AM High 2.3 ft
12:06 PM Low 0.2 ft
5:20 PM High 1.7 ft
11:37 PM Low -0.1 ft
Today Apr 19
66°

Chance Rain Showers

49%
42
Mon Apr 20
59°

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

18%
66
Tue Apr 21
56°

Sunny

1%
67
Wed Apr 22
69°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

23%
64
Thu Apr 23
69°

Sunny

1%
74
Fri Apr 24
74°

Sunny

3%
82
Sat Apr 25
70°

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

29%
68
  • optional Light cover-up, watch for pop-ups 49% rain chance

Always remember water bottle, trash bag (leave no trace).

Solunar theory: fish activity peaks at moon transits (major) and moonrise/moonset (minor). All times local.

Minor
7:50 PM - 8:50 PM
Major
12:30 AM - 2:30 AM
Minor
6:10 AM - 7:10 AM
Major
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Parking

Free lot.

Dogs

Dogs permitted on leash.

Entry Fee

Free

Address

Public Landing, MD 21851

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Updated · Data from NOAA, NWS