Tides & daylight

Tides & daylight in Chesapeake Bay

Live 7-day tide forecast and year-round daylight hours for Chesapeake Bay, the United States.

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Tide forecast for Chesapeake Bay

Hourly sea level for the next seven days, with high and low water marked — plan shallow-harbour entries and anchor scope around the turns.

6 Sat7 Sun8 Mon9 Tue10 Wed11 Thu-0.0m-0.7m

High & low water, day by day

Fri, Jun 5

  • High water4:07 AM · -0.18 m
  • Low water10:45 AM · -0.54 m
  • High water4:42 PM · -0.33 m
  • Low water10:21 PM · -0.51 m

Sat, Jun 6

  • High water4:55 AM · -0.18 m
  • Low water11:29 AM · -0.52 m
  • High water5:30 PM · -0.27 m
  • Low water11:29 PM · -0.5 m

Sun, Jun 7

  • High water5:30 AM · -0.28 m
  • Low water12:20 PM · -0.69 m
  • High water6:21 PM · -0.42 m

Mon, Jun 8

  • Low water12:06 AM · -0.55 m
  • High water6:21 AM · -0.31 m
  • Low water12:47 PM · -0.65 m
  • High water7:30 PM · -0.25 m

Tue, Jun 9

  • Low water1:00 AM · -0.4 m
  • High water7:21 AM · -0.12 m
  • Low water1:42 PM · -0.38 m
  • High water8:12 PM · -0.02 m

Wed, Jun 10

  • Low water2:12 AM · -0.25 m
  • High water8:00 AM · -0.08 m
  • Low water2:42 PM · -0.43 m
  • High water9:17 PM · -0.09 m

Thu, Jun 11

  • Low water3:06 AM · -0.28 m
  • High water9:03 AM · -0.08 m
  • Low water3:42 PM · -0.45 m
  • High water9:55 PM · -0.16 m

Heights are sea level relative to mean sea level, from the Open-Meteo Marine forecast. All times are local (America/New_York). Refreshed every 15 minutes.

Sunrise, sunset & daylight in Chesapeake Bay

Sample days — the 15th of each month, May 2026 to October 2026 — for Chesapeake Bay.

JunJulAugSepOct15h0h
MonthDawnSunriseSunsetDuskDaylight
May 20265:24 AM5:54 AM8:12 PM8:42 PM14 h 18 min
June 20265:09 AM5:41 AM8:34 PM9:06 PM14 h 53 min
July 20265:22 AM5:53 AM8:32 PM9:03 PM14 h 39 min
August 20265:52 AM6:20 AM8:03 PM8:31 PM13 h 42 min
September 20266:21 AM6:48 AM7:16 PM7:43 PM12 h 28 min
October 20266:49 AM7:16 AM6:29 PM6:56 PM11 h 13 min

Times are local. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight: enough light for deck work, but time to switch the nav lights on.

Tide data from the Open-Meteo Marine API; sunrise and sunset computed astronomically. Not for navigation — always consult official tide tables and charts.