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named water · Maine

Ship Cove

Doable, but keep one eye on the sky and the other on the chop.

Mostly Sunny · 71° · 9 kt windNDBC 44007 · CO-OPS 8418150 · NWS + KPWM
Today's callCautionhigh confidence

5 PM–9 PM is the best 4-hour window inside your selected limits.

For Pursuit 235 · 4 hours · limits 15 kt / 2.5 ft

Make it yours, skipper

The flag re-reads the water for your boat and your day.

Your boat

Time on the water

Your comfort line: 15 kt wind · 2.5 ft seas

Pick your day

Seven days, one honest flag each.

Showing hourly detail for today. Each flag uses that day's own forecast.

Peak wind9 kt

Daylight forecast

Peak seas2 ft

9 NWS grid hours

TideLow 7 AM

4 turns today

Observed now8 kt

NDBC 44007

Water temperature58.1 °F

NDBC 44007 · observed 7/17/2026, 12:30:00 PM EDT

How the day develops

Wind, waves, and tide stay aligned to the same daylight hours.

Wind4–9 kt

Sustained wind in knots. The dashed line is your selected boat limit.

Waves1–2 ft

Wave height from the NWS marine grid, with clearly identified buoy-based estimates for gaps.

Tide0–10.0 ft

Predicted water level in feet relative to MLLW from NOAA CO-OPS.

Hour by hour

Daylight only. The useful part of your day.

9 kt2 ft seas
9 kt2 ft seas
9 kt2 ft seas
9 kt2 ft seas
9 kt2 ft seas
9 kt2 ft seas
4 kt2 ft seas
4 kt1 ft seas
4 kt1 ft seas
View exact hourly readings
TimeWindSeasTideSky
12 PM9 kt · G 122 ft · NOAA grid7.05 ft · FloodMostly Sunny
1 PM9 kt · G 122 ft · NOAA grid9.05 ft · FloodMostly Sunny
2 PM9 kt · G 122 ft · NOAA grid9.98 ft · High 2 PMSunny
3 PM9 kt · G 122 ft · NOAA grid9.65 ft · EbbSunny
4 PM9 kt · G 122 ft · NOAA grid8.08 ft · EbbSunny
5 PM9 kt · G 122 ft · NOAA grid5.64 ft · EbbSunny
6 PM4 kt · G 122 ft · NOAA grid3 ft · EbbClear
7 PM4 kt · G 121 ft · NOAA grid0.93 ft · EbbMostly Clear
8 PM4 kt · G 121 ft · NOAA grid-0.02 ft · Low 8 PMMostly Clear

How this forecast is built

5 of 5 inputs reporting. Stations, locations, and roles are shown below.

Wind + skyNWS forecast at Ship Cove

Resolved directly from the destination coordinates.

WavesNWS grid 44007 + NDBC 44007

The buoy fills wave gaps and supplies observations.

TideCO-OPS 8418150

Predicted heights and high/low timing.

Water temperatureNDBC 44007 · 58.1°F

Latest available buoy observation.

Source geography

Where these readings come from

Dashed lines connect this destination to the stations contributing marine, tide, and aviation context.

  • Forecast pointShip CoveNWS forecast point
  • BuoyPortland · 440076.8 NM away
  • Tide gaugePortland · 84181502.5 NM away
  • AviationPortland Intl Jetport · KPWM4.4 NM away
Locating forecast sources…
live · forecast
Strong match

NWS hourly forecast

RoleSupplies the hourly wind, sky, temperature, and precipitation forecast at this destination.

forecast point
Ship Cove · ship-cove
Coordinates
43.6263° N, 70.2113° W

Why this sourceUses the catalog's pre-resolved NWS grid cell for these destination coordinates.

Data timingForecast grid updated · 7 hr ago

ConfidenceThe forecast is resolved directly at this location.

Hourly wind, weather, temperature, and precipitation forecast resolved from the selected latitude/longitude.

live · wave forecast
Strong match

NWS coastal marine grid

RoleSupplies forecast wave heights, which Boat or Nope uses before buoy-based estimates when available.

marine grid point
Portland · 44007
Distance
6.8 NM from destination
Coordinates
43.5250° N, 70.1410° W

Why this sourceResolved on the coastal marine grid at 44007, the selected marine reference point for this destination.

Data timingMarine grid updated · 7 hr ago

ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.

Wave-height forecast resolved at marine reference 44007. Used before Boat or Nope's observed-buoy fallback when the grid reports usable wave heights.

live · observed
Strong match

NDBC 44007

RoleChecks recent observed wind, waves, and water temperature and helps fill gaps when the marine grid has no usable wave value.

buoy
Portland · 44007
Distance
6.8 NM from destination
Coordinates
43.5250° N, 70.1410° W

Why this sourceSelected from the catalog as the nearest trusted NDBC marine observation station for Ship Cove.

Data timingLatest buoy observation · 24 min ago

ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.

Selected catalog buoy, 6.8 NM from the selected location. Reports observed wind, waves, and water temperature when those sensors are available.

live · prediction
Strong match

CO-OPS 8418150

RoleSupplies predicted tide heights and high/low timing for each forecast day.

tide station
Portland · 8418150
Distance
2.5 NM from destination
Coordinates
43.6590° N, 70.2470° W

Why this sourceSelected as the nearest trusted CO-OPS prediction station for Ship Cove.

Data timingPredictions generated for each selected day

ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.

Selected catalog tide station, 2.5 NM from the selected location. Tide predictions and high/low events in feet relative to MLLW for the available forecast days.

live · observed + forecast
Strong match

AviationWeather KPWM

RoleAdds nearby observed and forecast gust context from METAR and TAF reports.

aviation station
Portland Intl Jetport · KPWM
Distance
4.4 NM from destination
Coordinates
43.6462° N, 70.3093° W

Why this sourceChosen from the nearest aviation candidates that returned a current METAR or TAF report.

Data timingLatest METAR observation · 1 hr ago

ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.

Nearest aviation candidates: KPWM 4.4 NM, KPSM 42.4 NM, KRKD 54.7 NM.

Hourly seas: NWS coastal marine-grid wave height is preferred when available. Gaps fall back to the latest NDBC wave observation projected with forecast wind; fallback values are planning estimates, not NOAA wave forecasts.

Verdict: Go, Caution, No-Go, or Incomplete is derived from the boat limits you select for wind and seas.

Source retrieval0 reused · 20 refreshed

Updated 7/17/2026, 12:54:25 PM EDT · Planning context, not certified navigation.

Local source coverage

Planning a boating day at Ship Cove

Ship Cove is a Northeast boating destination in Maine, with local wind, wave, tide, and aviation weather conditions from nearby reporting stations.

This named water in Maine uses Portland (44007, 6.8 NM away) for marine observations, Portland (8418150, 2.5 NM away) for tide predictions, and Portland Intl Jetport (KPWM, 4.4 NM away) for nearby aviation weather context.

This location is part of Boat or Nope's reviewed launch catalog and remains subject to automated source-health checks.

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