Sassafras River, Betterton, Chesapeake Bay Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Sassafras River, Betterton, 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 07:20 AM and sunset is at 07:07 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Icy conditions (max 10°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Icy conditions (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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
Fri
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
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night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
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
4:39PM0.59m
5:20AM0.37m
5:34PM0.59m
6:21AM0.38m
6:30PM0.59m
7:18AM0.40m
7:25PM0.59m
8:08AM0.43m
8:18PM0.58m
8:51AM0.48m
9:09PM0.57m
9:31AM0.53m
9:58PM0.55m
10:11AM0.58m
10:44PM0.53m
10:51AM0.62m
11:28PM0.51m
11:34AM0.66m
00:12AM0.48m
12:19PM0.67m
00:56AM0.47m
1:09PM0.67m
1:44AM0.45m
2:03PM0.65m
2:37AM0.44m
3:01PM0.62m
3:39AM0.43m
4:05PM0.59m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.09m
11:49PM0.16m
10:50AM0.11m
00:44AM0.15m
11:48AM0.11m
1:33AM0.13m
12:48PM0.11m
2:15AM0.12m
1:48PM0.10m
2:53AM0.11m
2:46PM0.08m
3:28AM0.10m
3:40PM0.05m
4:02AM0.09m
4:33PM0.04m
4:38AM0.08m
5:24PM0.03m
5:15AM0.06m
6:13PM0.03m
5:56AM0.05m
7:03PM0.05m
6:42AM0.03m
7:56PM0.08m
7:31AM0.03m
8:53PM0.11m
8:26AM0.05m
9:55PM0.13m
9:27AM0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light rain
mod snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
mod snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
some clouds
 km/h
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
25
S
35
SSW
30
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
ENE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
20
SE
10
S
5
SSE
10
NW
0
SE
20
S
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
10
ENE
15
SW
10
W
 mm 
3
3
2
18
2
4
1
7
7
1
max°C
7
2
4
4
9
10
4
10
9
7
13
15
18
19
6
0
3
2
-1
4
4
4
7
6
7
11
10
8
11
9
7
12
10
15
25
23
9
9
9
7
8
7
3
4
7
11
17
Moonrise
3:37
4:23
5:01
5:34
6:03
6:28
6:52
7:16
7:41
8:10
8:44
9:26
10:19
11:21
12:31
1:44
Moonset
12:26
1:27
2:32
3:39
4:47
5:55
7:05
8:16
9:30
10:46
12:04
1:19
2:26
3:23
4:08
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:56
Sunset
7:07
7:07
7:08
7:09
7:10
7:12
7:13
7:14
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
7:22
Today's sea temperature in Sassafras River, Betterton, Chesapeake Bay is
6.3° C
(Statistics for 12 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 0.4 max: 3.6 min: -1.6°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026
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