Buchanan Creek entrance, Chesapeake Bay Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Buchanan Creek entrance, Chesapeake Bay 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 07:52 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:04PM0.68m
11:25AM0.56m
11:40PM0.67m
12:01PM0.55m
00:16AM0.66m
12:38PM0.54m
00:52AM0.64m
1:15PM0.52m
1:30AM0.62m
1:55PM0.51m
2:11AM0.60m
2:40PM0.51m
2:56AM0.58m
3:30PM0.51m
3:47AM0.57m
4:24PM0.52m
4:44AM0.56m
5:22PM0.55m
5:43AM0.56m
6:19PM0.59m
6:42AM0.56m
7:14PM0.64m
7:39AM0.57m
8:07PM0.69m
8:34AM0.59m
8:59PM0.74m
9:27AM0.60m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.03m
6:23AM0.02m
6:11PM0.04m
7:00AM0.04m
6:47PM0.05m
7:38AM0.06m
7:23PM0.07m
8:16AM0.09m
8:02PM0.09m
8:56AM0.11m
8:43PM0.11m
9:38AM0.12m
9:30PM0.13m
10:23AM0.13m
10:23PM0.14m
11:12AM0.13m
11:23PM0.14m
12:03PM0.12m
00:28AM0.13m
12:55PM0.10m
1:31AM0.10m
1:46PM0.07m
2:32AM0.06m
2:36PM0.03m
3:28AM0.02m
3:26PM0.00m
4:23AM-0.02m
4:16PM-0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
SSW
25
N
30
N
15
NW
25
NW
5
WNW
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
SSW
40
SW
35
NW
15
NW
15
SE
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
10
SW
30
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
10
NE
 mm 
1
4
1
6
12
20
1
3
3
3
max°C
14
13
11
13
11
16
14
18
24
21
21
25
21
22
26
24
24
25
21
13
16
15
16
18
17
24
28
23
20
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
18
24
22
18
22
22
17
16
17
16
Moonrise
9:15
10:15
11:11
12:01
12:45
1:23
1:55
2:24
2:50
3:15
3:41
4:08
4:40
5:19
6:06
Moonset
6:14
6:50
7:32
8:20
9:15
10:14
11:15
12:18
1:21
2:25
3:31
4:39
5:51
7:07
8:26
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
Sunset
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:04
8:05
Today's sea temperature in Buchanan Creek entrance, Chesapeake Bay is
16.1° C
(Statistics for 01 May 1981-2005 – mean: 15.7 max: 18.4 min: 12.7°C)
Issued (local time): 7 pm Friday 01 May 2026
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