Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel 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 07:11 AM and sunset is at 04:50 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
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
7:14PM0.57m
7:36AM0.81m
7:52PM0.58m
8:15AM0.81m
8:30PM0.59m
8:54AM0.80m
9:09PM0.60m
9:31AM0.79m
9:49PM0.61m
10:09AM0.77m
10:29PM0.62m
10:47AM0.75m
11:12PM0.63m
11:27AM0.73m
11:58PM0.65m
12:12PM0.69m
00:49AM0.67m
1:02PM0.65m
1:47AM0.70m
2:02PM0.62m
2:51AM0.75m
3:09PM0.59m
3:58AM0.80m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.02m
1:01AM0.01m
2:00PM0.01m
1:41AM-0.01m
2:34PM-0.00m
2:19AM-0.02m
3:08PM-0.01m
2:57AM-0.02m
3:43PM-0.01m
3:37AM-0.01m
4:21PM-0.02m
4:20AM0.01m
5:02PM-0.02m
5:08AM0.02m
5:46PM-0.03m
6:03AM0.04m
6:35PM-0.04m
7:04AM0.04m
7:27PM-0.06m
8:10AM0.03m
8:22PM-0.07m
9:16AM0.01m
9:19PM-0.09m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSE
20
SSE
40
SSE
50
SW
50
W
20
W
10
NE
20
SE
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
35
NNW
35
N
25
N
0
NE
20
SW
30
SW
15
WNW
25
N
25
N
10
ENE
10
SSW
15
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
10
NW
10
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
20
W
20
N
15
N
30
N
 mm 
15
2
1
max°C
12
16
17
17
9
5
3
5
7
11
12
4
-2
-1
3
4
5
7
3
3
4
6
8
14
17
19
17
11
11
13
17
20
18
11
10
7
Moonrise
6:11
7:08
8:00
8:45
9:24
9:57
10:27
10:53
11:18
11:42
12:09
12:39
Moonset
3:28
4:16
5:11
6:11
7:15
8:19
9:23
10:27
11:32
12:39
1:48
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:51
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:55
Today's sea temperature in Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is
6.5° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.9 max: 14.8 min: 9.6°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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