Marine forecast & tides
Marine weather index

Water temperatures
LocationTemp.
Kiptopeke, VA48.0°
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, VA55.9°
Sewells Point, VA48.9°
Money Point, VA60.1°
Lewisetta, VA43.0°
Solomons Island, MD53.1°
Cambridge, MD79°

Forecast as of 7:07 am EST on November 20, 2008


20 nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay
and Currituck Sound...
Another cold front will approach the region today...then push off
the coast tonight. High pressure and another surge of much colder
air with strong northwest winds will follow behind the front on
Friday and Saturday. The high will become centered across the mid
Atlantic region Sunday. Another cold front approaches from the west
on Monday... then sweeps through the mid Atlantic region Monday
night and early Tuesday.


Coastal Waters From Parramore Island To Cape Charles Light Va Out 20 Nm-

Coastal Waters From Cape Charles Light Va To Nc Va Border Out 20 Nm-

Forecast as of 7:07 am EST on November 20, 2008

Gale Warning in effect from Friday afternoon through late Friday night

Today... NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft with a dominant period of 12 seconds.
Tonight... NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft with a dominant period of 13 seconds.
Fri... NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts to around 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Fri Night... NW winds 25 to 30 kt...diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Sat... NW winds 20 to 25 kt...diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Sat Night... NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sun... NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon... then becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Mon... SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.


Tides
Date Time Tide Type Height
Cape Charles Coast Guard Station, Virginia
2008-11-20 2:44 AM EST High Tide 2.62 feet
2008-11-20 9:00 AM EST Low Tide 0.66 feet
2008-11-20 3:02 PM EST High Tide 2.65 feet
2008-11-20 9:32 PM EST Low Tide 0.45 feet
2008-11-21 3:52 AM EST High Tide 2.67 feet
2008-11-21 10:09 AM EST Low Tide 0.63 feet
2008-11-21 4:08 PM EST High Tide 2.49 feet
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia
2008-11-20 8:02 AM EST Low Tide 0.34 feet
2008-11-20 2:13 PM EST High Tide 2.65 feet
2008-11-20 8:39 PM EST Low Tide 0.19 feet
2008-11-21 3:03 AM EST High Tide 2.66 feet
2008-11-21 9:10 AM EST Low Tide 0.36 feet
2008-11-21 3:22 PM EST High Tide 2.50 feet
Hampton Roads, Virginia
2008-11-20 2:50 AM EST High Tide 2.45 feet
2008-11-20 8:59 AM EST Low Tide 0.29 feet
2008-11-20 3:13 PM EST High Tide 2.53 feet
2008-11-20 9:36 PM EST Low Tide 0.15 feet
2008-11-21 3:54 AM EST High Tide 2.52 feet
2008-11-21 10:08 AM EST Low Tide 0.31 feet
2008-11-21 4:15 PM EST High Tide 2.41 feet
Portsmouth, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia
2008-11-20 2:50 AM EST High Tide 2.82 feet
2008-11-20 9:17 AM EST Low Tide 0.43 feet
2008-11-20 3:09 PM EST High Tide 2.88 feet
2008-11-20 9:52 PM EST Low Tide 0.23 feet
2008-11-21 3:59 AM EST High Tide 2.88 feet
2008-11-21 10:24 AM EST Low Tide 0.43 feet
2008-11-21 4:16 PM EST High Tide 2.74 feet
Virginia Beach, Virginia
2008-11-20 7:33 AM EST Low Tide 0.16 feet
2008-11-20 1:46 PM EST High Tide 3.16 feet
2008-11-20 8:04 PM EST Low Tide -0.01 feet
2008-11-21 2:25 AM EST High Tide 3.23 feet
2008-11-21 8:42 AM EST Low Tide 0.15 feet
2008-11-21 2:48 PM EST High Tide 2.96 feet
Wallops Island, Virginia
2008-11-20 7:16 AM EST Low Tide 0.25 feet
2008-11-20 1:24 PM EST High Tide 3.49 feet
2008-11-20 7:44 PM EST Low Tide 0.16 feet
2008-11-21 2:08 AM EST High Tide 3.61 feet
2008-11-21 8:21 AM EST Low Tide 0.25 feet
2008-11-21 2:39 PM EST High Tide 3.34 feet
Date Time Current Type Speed
Chesapeake Bay Entrance, Virginia Current
2008-11-20 2:27 AM EST Max Flood 0.60 knots
2008-11-20 4:56 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2008-11-20 8:55 AM EST Max Ebb -1.37 knots
2008-11-20 12:20 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2008-11-20 3:06 PM EST Max Flood 0.90 knots
2008-11-20 6:09 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2008-11-20 9:43 PM EST Max Ebb -1.29 knots
2008-11-21 1:10 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2008-11-21 3:38 AM EST Max Flood 0.66 knots
2008-11-21 6:17 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2008-11-21 10:04 AM EST Max Ebb -1.33 knots
2008-11-21 1:30 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2008-11-21 4:11 PM EST Max Flood 0.80 knots

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