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 07:20 AM and sunset is at 04:45 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu morning turning to light snow on Fri afternoon. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sun
4
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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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:13PM0.43m
11:53PM0.62m
12:55PM0.46m
00:40AM0.58m
1:40PM0.50m
1:31AM0.54m
2:28PM0.55m
2:28AM0.49m
3:21PM0.59m
3:31AM0.45m
4:16PM0.63m
4:37AM0.42m
5:13PM0.66m
5:42AM0.41m
6:10PM0.69m
6:44AM0.39m
7:08PM0.70m
7:46AM0.40m
8:03PM0.71m
8:45AM0.41m
8:55PM0.71m
9:42AM0.43m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.12m
6:46AM0.05m
6:32PM0.13m
7:22AM0.05m
7:33PM0.14m
8:02AM0.05m
8:40PM0.14m
8:46AM0.05m
9:50PM0.13m
9:35AM0.05m
11:01PM0.12m
10:28AM0.04m
00:09AM0.11m
11:23AM0.03m
1:13AM0.10m
12:18PM0.03m
2:13AM0.08m
1:15PM0.03m
3:07AM0.06m
2:11PM0.04m
3:58AM0.04m
3:05PM0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
SE
20
SW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SE
5
SE
30
SSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
 mm 
1
2
5
max°C
5
5
3
5
8
1
-1
-1
1
1
-1
-2
-1
3
9
2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-3
2
3
2
1
3
-2
-12
-10
-9
-7
-6
-4
-1
2
Moonrise
10:31
10:55
11:18
11:41
12:05
12:34
1:08
1:51
2:46
3:53
5:09
6:26
Moonset
9:19
10:25
11:32
12:41
1:52
3:08
4:27
5:44
6:55
7:54
8:41
Sunrise
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
Sunset
4:45
4:45
4:46
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53
Today's sea temperature in Sassafras River, Betterton, Chesapeake Bay is
2.5° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 4.3 max: 7.1 min: 1.6°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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