Cape Charles Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Cape Charles 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 04:47 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Icy conditions (max 11°C on Sun morning, 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

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:37AM0.69m
7:55PM0.49m
8:13AM0.69m
8:33PM0.49m
8:50AM0.70m
9:11PM0.50m
9:27AM0.70m
9:49PM0.51m
10:05AM0.71m
10:30PM0.53m
10:44AM0.71m
11:13PM0.56m
11:25AM0.70m
11:58PM0.60m
12:10PM0.68m
00:48AM0.64m
12:59PM0.66m
1:41AM0.68m
1:53PM0.63m
2:39AM0.72m
2:52PM0.61m
3:39AM0.77m
3:54PM0.60m
4:40AM0.81m
Low Tide
2:17PM-0.02m
1:57AM-0.02m
2:56PM-0.04m
2:36AM-0.03m
3:34PM-0.05m
3:14AM-0.02m
4:11PM-0.05m
3:54AM-0.02m
4:49PM-0.04m
4:35AM0.01m
5:27PM-0.03m
5:20AM0.03m
6:06PM-0.01m
6:11AM0.05m
6:48PM-0.00m
7:07AM0.07m
7:33PM0.01m
8:08AM0.09m
8:23PM0.01m
9:14AM0.08m
9:17PM0.00m
10:21AM0.06m
10:15PM-0.02m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
mod rain
mod rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSE
15
SSE
35
SSE
40
WSW
40
W
15
WNW
10
N
10
SSE
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
35
NNW
30
N
20
NNE
15
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
15
W
25
N
20
N
5
ENE
20
SE
15
S
10
S
25
S
20
SW
20
W
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
S
 mm 
18
3
3
1
6
9
1
1
1
max°C
11
16
15
14
9
4
3
5
6
11
11
4
-2
0
2
3
5
8
3
4
3
5
7
11
16
18
17
6
4
2
3
5
6
6
7
7
Moonrise
6:12
7:09
8:01
8:46
9:25
9:58
10:27
10:53
11:17
11:42
12:08
12:38
Moonset
3:26
4:14
5:10
6:10
7:13
8:18
9:22
10:26
11:31
12:38
1:48
Sunrise
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
4:47
4:49
4:49
4:50
4:50
4:51
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
Today's sea temperature in Cape Charles is
6.4° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.6 max: 13.7 min: 8.4°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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