Chesapeake Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Chesapeake Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at 07:07 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:27PM0.39m
6:10AM0.47m
6:31PM0.41m
7:09AM0.49m
7:30PM0.44m
8:02AM0.52m
8:22PM0.48m
8:49AM0.54m
9:08PM0.52m
9:33AM0.57m
9:52PM0.57m
10:15AM0.58m
10:34PM0.61m
10:58AM0.58m
11:17PM0.63m
11:41AM0.58m
00:01AM0.65m
12:25PM0.56m
00:48AM0.65m
1:13PM0.53m
1:38AM0.63m
2:04PM0.50m
2:34AM0.60m
3:01PM0.47m
3:38AM0.57m
4:07PM0.45m
4:49AM0.55m
5:20PM0.44m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.14m
00:27AM0.09m
1:39PM0.12m
1:31AM0.09m
2:33PM0.10m
2:30AM0.06m
3:19PM0.07m
3:23AM0.04m
4:01PM0.04m
4:13AM0.00m
4:40PM0.01m
5:00AM-0.02m
5:19PM-0.02m
5:46AM-0.05m
5:58PM-0.04m
6:32AM-0.05m
6:39PM-0.05m
7:19AM-0.05m
7:22PM-0.05m
8:09AM-0.03m
8:08PM-0.04m
9:03AM-0.01m
9:00PM-0.02m
10:03AM0.02m
9:58PM0.00m
11:09AM0.05m
11:06PM0.02m
12:20PM0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light snow
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
NNW
10
NW
25
S
35
SSW
25
WSW
15
NW
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
40
S
45
S
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NNE
20
ENE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
SE
25
SW
35
N
25
N
0
SSE
15
NE
20
SE
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WNW
5
ESE
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
N
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
 mm 
4
1
2
1
14
3
3
16
4
3
4
1
max°C
5
5
6
13
13
10
10
8
11
14
18
21
21
19
3
7
7
2
3
6
6
8
8
9
12
15
10
8
7
4
8
12
16
22
16
22
29
27
6
4
6
6
6
9
14
18
18
Moonrise
4:14
4:54
5:28
5:58
6:26
6:52
7:17
7:45
8:15
8:52
9:35
10:28
11:31
12:40
1:51
Moonset
1:36
2:39
3:45
4:51
5:57
7:05
8:14
9:26
10:40
11:56
1:09
2:16
3:13
4:00
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:58
Sunset
7:07
7:08
7:09
7:10
7:12
7:13
7:14
7:14
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
7:21
Today's sea temperature in Chesapeake is
7.7° C
(Statistics for 12 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 10.4 max: 13.6 min: 7.2°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026
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