Chester, James River Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Chester, James River 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 — and sunset is at 05:15 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat night. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:56PM0.72m
3:32AM0.62m
3:37PM0.73m
4:11AM0.63m
4:15PM0.73m
4:47AM0.65m
4:53PM0.73m
5:20AM0.67m
5:30PM0.74m
5:53AM0.69m
6:10PM0.74m
6:28AM0.72m
6:52PM0.74m
7:08AM0.75m
7:37PM0.73m
7:53AM0.77m
8:25PM0.71m
8:43AM0.78m
9:20PM0.68m
9:38AM0.77m
10:22PM0.64m
10:40AM0.76m
11:30PM0.61m
11:48AM0.76m
00:39AM0.61m
12:56PM0.76m
1:44AM0.63m
2:01PM0.77m
Low Tide
9:46PM-0.06m
9:39AM-0.05m
10:27PM-0.07m
10:24AM-0.06m
11:06PM-0.07m
11:08AM-0.07m
11:43PM-0.07m
11:51AM-0.08m
00:18AM-0.08m
12:32PM-0.08m
00:53AM-0.08m
1:15PM-0.08m
1:29AM-0.09m
1:58PM-0.08m
2:07AM-0.09m
2:45PM-0.07m
2:49AM-0.09m
3:39PM-0.05m
3:36AM-0.08m
4:44PM-0.03m
4:32AM-0.06m
5:58PM-0.03m
5:41AM-0.05m
7:11PM-0.04m
8:17PM-0.06m
8:12AM-0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
NE
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
0
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
 mm 
1
1
max°C
5
2
8
9
7
1
1
-1
5
6
0
0
2
0
5
7
3
9
10
8
2
3
2
8
9
-6
-4
-3
-5
-1
0
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-2
1
1
2
-4
-9
-7
-9
-5
-2
-1
Moonrise
6:49
7:30
8:05
8:36
9:02
9:27
9:51
10:17
10:44
11:17
11:57
12:46
1:46
2:56
4:11
Moonset
3:06
4:06
5:09
6:15
7:20
8:25
9:30
10:37
11:45
12:56
2:09
3:24
4:35
5:38
6:30
Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:15
7:15
7:13
7:13
Sunset
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31
Today's sea temperature in Chester, James River is
7.3° C
(Statistics for 16 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 10.4 max: 12.6 min: 7.6°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026
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