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 06:31 AM and sunset is at 05:59 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Thu morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:59AM0.54m
10:12PM0.58m
10:39AM0.57m
10:56PM0.55m
11:17AM0.59m
11:38PM0.52m
11:54AM0.60m
00:19AM0.48m
12:33PM0.61m
00:59AM0.45m
1:14PM0.61m
1:41AM0.42m
1:59PM0.61m
2:28AM0.40m
2:47PM0.60m
3:21AM0.38m
3:39PM0.59m
4:20AM0.37m
4:34PM0.59m
5:21AM0.38m
5:30PM0.59m
6:18AM0.40m
6:25PM0.59m
7:08AM0.43m
7:18PM0.58m
7:51AM0.48m
8:09PM0.57m
8:31AM0.53m
Low Tide
3:55PM0.07m
4:25AM0.05m
4:46PM0.06m
4:58AM0.05m
5:34PM0.07m
5:32AM0.06m
6:22PM0.08m
6:06AM0.06m
7:11PM0.10m
8:01PM0.12m
7:22AM0.07m
8:54PM0.15m
8:07AM0.08m
9:51PM0.16m
8:56AM0.09m
10:49PM0.16m
9:50AM0.11m
11:44PM0.15m
10:48AM0.11m
00:33AM0.13m
11:48AM0.11m
1:15AM0.12m
12:48PM0.10m
1:53AM0.11m
1:46PM0.08m
2:28AM0.10m
2:40PM0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
45
S
30
SW
35
WNW
20
NW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
NW
20
N
5
NE
15
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
S
25
SSW
 mm 
1
1
3
1
1
1
8
3
1
7
1
max°C
7
8
9
14
14
6
7
8
4
11
19
18
14
14
10
12
14
14
19
23
20
22
22
18
18
18
5
7
8
6
11
14
11
18
20
9
6
9
5
5
9
4
4
6
4
5
Moonrise
7:31
8:35
9:39
10:42
12:45
1:47
2:45
3:37
4:23
5:01
5:34
6:03
6:28
6:52
7:16
Moonset
6:58
7:20
7:42
8:07
9:35
10:07
10:46
11:32
12:26
1:27
2:32
3:39
4:47
5:55
7:05
Sunrise
6:31
6:31
6:28
6:26
7:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:09
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:02
7:04
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
Today's sea temperature in Sassafras River, Betterton, Chesapeake Bay is
1.9° C
(Statistics for 04 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 0.1 max: 3.6 min: -1.7°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Wednesday 04 Mar 2026
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