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 07:22 AM and sunset is at 04:45 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Icy conditions (max 11°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Mon
5
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:55PM0.46m
00:40AM0.58m
1:40PM0.50m
1:31AM0.54m
2:28PM0.55m
2:28AM0.49m
3:21PM0.59m
3:31AM0.45m
4:16PM0.63m
4:37AM0.42m
5:13PM0.66m
5:42AM0.41m
6:10PM0.69m
6:44AM0.39m
7:08PM0.70m
7:46AM0.40m
8:03PM0.71m
8:45AM0.41m
8:55PM0.71m
9:42AM0.43m
9:45PM0.71m
10:38AM0.44m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.13m
7:22AM0.05m
7:33PM0.14m
8:02AM0.05m
8:40PM0.14m
8:46AM0.05m
9:50PM0.13m
9:35AM0.05m
11:01PM0.12m
10:28AM0.04m
00:09AM0.11m
11:23AM0.03m
1:13AM0.10m
12:18PM0.03m
2:13AM0.08m
1:15PM0.03m
3:07AM0.06m
2:11PM0.04m
3:58AM0.04m
3:05PM0.05m
4:45AM0.02m
4:00PM0.07m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
SW
15
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
NNW
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
 mm 
1
1
2
max°C
8
9
1
0
1
2
1
-1
-1
1
3
10
11
7
0
-1
0
-2
1
3
2
4
6
5
0
0
-4
-1
-1
-2
2
2
5
9
9
Moonrise
10:55
11:18
11:41
12:05
12:34
1:08
1:51
2:46
3:53
5:09
6:26
7:42
Moonset
10:25
11:32
12:41
1:52
3:08
4:27
5:44
6:55
7:54
8:41
9:17
Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
Sunset
4:45
4:46
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
Today's sea temperature in Sassafras River, Betterton, Chesapeake Bay is
2.6° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 4.2 max: 7.1 min: 1.6°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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