Messick Point, Back River, Chesapeake Bay Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Messick Point, Back River, 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 07:15 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:16PM0.83m
10:43AM0.76m
11:00PM0.86m
11:27AM0.74m
11:46PM0.87m
12:14PM0.71m
00:36AM0.85m
1:03PM0.68m
1:30AM0.82m
1:56PM0.64m
2:31AM0.78m
2:58PM0.61m
3:42AM0.74m
4:10PM0.60m
5:03AM0.72m
5:30PM0.62m
6:19AM0.73m
6:41PM0.68m
7:18AM0.74m
7:38PM0.73m
8:07AM0.75m
8:26PM0.78m
8:49AM0.75m
9:09PM0.82m
9:29AM0.74m
9:49PM0.84m
10:07AM0.73m
Low Tide
4:13PM-0.08m
4:46AM-0.09m
4:52PM-0.09m
5:32AM-0.08m
5:34PM-0.08m
6:20AM-0.05m
6:19PM-0.06m
7:15AM-0.00m
7:11PM-0.03m
8:17AM0.05m
8:12PM0.01m
9:28AM0.09m
9:23PM0.03m
10:40AM0.11m
10:39PM0.04m
11:47AM0.10m
11:51PM0.04m
12:47PM0.08m
00:58AM0.02m
1:40PM0.05m
1:58AM0.00m
2:26PM0.02m
2:51AM-0.01m
3:07PM-0.00m
3:36AM-0.02m
3:44PM-0.01m
4:17AM-0.02m
4:19PM-0.00m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
15
WNW
20
NNE
20
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
25
SSW
25
WNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
10
NE
15
SSE
10
W
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
35
SW
35
N
25
N
35
N
20
NE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
5
WNW
0
N
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSW
50
N
45
N
40
N
30
NNE
15
NE
10
SSW
0
NW
15
ESE
15
S
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
 mm 
1
4
3
max°C
8
8
10
18
16
15
15
12
14
17
20
21
17
12
2
5
4
6
12
12
11
18
18
12
11
9
0
1
7
10
11
12
15
20
19
17
2
2
-1
3
4
7
12
11
11
11
9
Moonrise
7:45
8:16
8:52
9:35
10:29
11:31
12:40
1:51
3:02
4:10
5:15
6:18
7:20
8:22
9:24
Moonset
8:15
9:27
10:42
11:57
1:11
2:18
3:15
4:02
4:39
5:11
5:38
6:02
6:25
6:49
7:14
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
Sunset
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:23
7:24
7:25
7:27
7:28
7:29
Today's sea temperature in Messick Point, Back River, Chesapeake Bay is
9.3° C
(Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 10.0 max: 13.4 min: 6.7°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026
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