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 06:11 AM and sunset is at 07:51 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:20AM0.72m
8:41PM0.84m
8:59AM0.69m
9:17PM0.84m
9:35AM0.67m
9:51PM0.83m
10:09AM0.65m
10:24PM0.81m
10:44AM0.63m
10:59PM0.80m
11:19AM0.61m
11:36PM0.78m
11:58AM0.59m
00:16AM0.76m
12:40PM0.58m
1:00AM0.74m
1:27PM0.58m
1:47AM0.71m
2:20PM0.58m
2:39AM0.69m
3:18PM0.60m
3:35AM0.68m
4:17PM0.64m
4:33AM0.67m
5:14PM0.69m
5:30AM0.67m
6:07PM0.76m
6:26AM0.68m
6:59PM0.84m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.06m
3:06AM0.05m
3:03PM0.05m
3:47AM0.03m
3:39PM0.05m
4:25AM0.03m
4:14PM0.05m
5:03AM0.04m
4:50PM0.07m
5:42AM0.06m
5:26PM0.09m
6:23AM0.09m
6:06PM0.12m
7:05AM0.11m
6:49PM0.15m
7:52AM0.14m
7:39PM0.17m
8:41AM0.15m
8:36PM0.19m
9:32AM0.15m
9:39PM0.19m
10:22AM0.14m
10:44PM0.17m
11:11AM0.11m
11:45PM0.13m
11:59AM0.07m
00:42AM0.08m
12:45PM0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
SE
30
SE
15
SW
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
ESE
20
S
15
SE
10
ESE
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
S
20
S
40
SSE
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
10
SE
10
S
30
SW
25
SW
20
N
25
NW
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
SE
15
E
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SSE
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
 mm 
1
5
11
4
1
7
max°C
15
16
16
15
16
16
11
14
13
13
11
12
10
13
14
14
16
15
19
25
23
20
23
19
22
25
22
15
18
16
16
21
20
15
18
15
15
16
14
14
14
12
13
13
11
13
13
Moonrise
6:12
7:13
8:15
9:16
10:16
11:12
12:02
12:46
1:24
1:55
2:24
2:50
3:15
3:40
4:08
Moonset
4:52
5:16
5:42
6:13
6:48
7:30
8:19
9:13
10:12
11:14
12:17
1:20
2:24
3:30
4:38
5:51
Sunrise
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
5:56
5:56
Sunset
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:01
8:02
8:04
Today's sea temperature in Cape Charles is
14.9° C
(Statistics for 29 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 14.0 max: 16.7 min: 11.2°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026
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