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 07:13 AM and sunset is at 04:52 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:59AM0.62m
00:25AM0.50m
12:39PM0.60m
1:09AM0.51m
1:22PM0.58m
1:56AM0.52m
2:11PM0.55m
2:49AM0.54m
3:05PM0.52m
3:47AM0.57m
4:05PM0.50m
4:49AM0.60m
5:08PM0.48m
5:52AM0.63m
6:13PM0.48m
6:55AM0.66m
7:16PM0.49m
7:56AM0.69m
8:17PM0.50m
8:53AM0.71m
9:14PM0.52m
9:47AM0.71m
10:09PM0.54m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.02m
7:13AM0.03m
8:00PM0.01m
8:01AM0.04m
8:41PM0.01m
8:55AM0.04m
9:25PM-0.00m
9:56AM0.05m
10:15PM-0.01m
11:02AM0.04m
11:10PM-0.03m
12:11PM0.02m
00:08AM-0.05m
1:19PM-0.00m
1:09AM-0.07m
2:22PM-0.03m
2:10AM-0.09m
3:22PM-0.06m
3:09AM-0.11m
4:17PM-0.09m
4:06AM-0.13m
5:08PM-0.10m
5:01AM-0.14m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
25
NNW
15
NNE
10
E
20
S
10
NW
30
NNE
15
NE
15
SSE
10
W
15
N
15
NNW
15
ESE
15
SSW
20
SW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
 mm 
2
1
3
2
max°C
8
12
12
11
7
6
9
13
6
5
7
9
6
9
10
13
16
15
2
3
-1
-1
1
1
3
5
4
7
8
7
-1
0
-3
-1
1
-1
Moonrise
9:57
10:27
10:53
11:18
11:42
12:09
12:39
1:15
2:00
2:56
4:04
5:18
Moonset
8:19
9:23
10:27
11:32
12:38
1:48
3:02
4:19
5:35
6:45
7:45
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
Today's sea temperature in Buchanan Creek entrance, Chesapeake Bay is
7.3° C
(Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.7 max: 15.2 min: 9.4°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
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