Rock Point, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Rock Point, Charles County.
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Rock Point is a place where the land seems to exhale into the Chesapeake Bay, its shores a gentle curve of exposed earth and weathered wood. It lies 10.0 miles south-south-east of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 169°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east of Colonial Beach. The air here carries the saline tang of the water, a constant whisper that rustles through the sparse pines and low-lying scrub. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-heavy Maryland sky, falls in broad, diffused swathes, painting the muddy banks and the quiet expanse of water with a muted, pearlescent glow. The terrain is a study in subtle shifts, a low-lying country that offers glimpses of far-off horizons and the slow passage of barges on the great bay. This stretch of the Potomac River estuary has long been a place of passage and sustenance, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet industry of fishing and farming that has sustained Rock Point for generations. The bounty of the bay, particularly its famed blue crabs and oysters, has historically formed the backbone of the local economy, a tradition that continues to shape the lives and livelihoods of its residents. Remnants of older ways can still be seen in the weathered docks and the occasional weathered farmhouse, hinting at a past where life was intimately tied to the ebb and flow of the tides and the fertility of the soil.
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| Location | Rock Point, Charles County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.272073°N, 76.840802°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20664, 20682 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rock Point, Maryland, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Rock Point includes coordinates 38.272073°N, 76.840802°W, situated in Charles County. ZIP code 20664, 20682. Telephone area code: 301, 240. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.