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 06:13 AM and sunset is at 07:51 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
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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
9:29AM0.57m
9:48PM0.68m
10:10AM0.57m
10:27PM0.69m
10:48AM0.57m
11:04PM0.68m
11:25AM0.56m
11:40PM0.67m
12:01PM0.55m
00:16AM0.66m
12:38PM0.54m
00:52AM0.64m
1:15PM0.52m
1:30AM0.62m
1:55PM0.51m
2:11AM0.60m
2:40PM0.51m
2:56AM0.58m
3:30PM0.51m
3:47AM0.57m
4:24PM0.52m
4:44AM0.56m
5:22PM0.55m
5:43AM0.56m
6:19PM0.59m
6:42AM0.56m
7:14PM0.64m
7:39AM0.57m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.02m
5:03AM0.00m
4:58PM0.02m
5:44AM0.01m
5:34PM0.03m
6:23AM0.02m
6:11PM0.04m
7:00AM0.04m
6:47PM0.05m
7:38AM0.06m
7:23PM0.07m
8:16AM0.09m
8:02PM0.09m
8:56AM0.11m
8:43PM0.11m
9:38AM0.12m
9:30PM0.13m
10:23AM0.13m
10:23PM0.14m
11:12AM0.13m
11:23PM0.14m
12:03PM0.12m
00:28AM0.13m
12:55PM0.10m
1:31AM0.10m
1:46PM0.07m
2:32AM0.06m
2:36PM0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SE
25
SE
15
SW
15
N
15
NE
30
NNW
15
NNW
15
E
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
S
15
S
30
SSE
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
15
ESE
15
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
N
10
NNW
15
SE
0
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
SE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
 mm 
2
6
3
7
4
9
1
max°C
16
18
17
16
17
16
11
14
12
13
11
11
11
14
14
16
18
16
20
26
23
22
25
20
23
27
22
15
19
17
17
23
21
16
18
16
16
16
14
15
14
12
12
13
11
12
13
Moonrise
6:12
7:13
8:14
9:15
10:15
11:11
12:01
12:45
1:23
1:55
2:24
2:50
3:15
3:41
4:08
Moonset
4:52
5:17
5:44
6:14
6:50
7:32
8:20
9:15
10:14
11:15
12:18
1:21
2:25
3:31
4:39
5:51
Sunrise
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:58
Sunset
7:51
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
Today's sea temperature in Buchanan Creek entrance, Chesapeake Bay is
15.5° C
(Statistics for 29 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 15.4 max: 18.0 min: 12.7°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026
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