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Cape Charles — Boating Conditions

Tides, water temp & weather • Northampton County, VA

Boating Conditions at Cape Charles

Current wind, air and water temperature, tide times and a 10-day forecast for Cape Charles on Cape Charles River in Northampton County, Virginia. Check conditions before you launch.

Right Now

Partly cloudy

Calm — good conditions to get on the water
Air Temp
72°F
Wind
12 mph
gusts 21 mph
Water Temp
81°F
Wave Height
2 ft
3.35s period

Tide Times

Nearest tide station: Kiptopeke, VA · ~7 mi away

TueLow 12:05 AM (0.9 ft)High 6:06 AM (2.6 ft)Low 12:03 PM (0.8 ft)High 6:30 PM (2.9 ft)
WedLow 12:47 AM (0.8 ft)High 6:51 AM (2.7 ft)Low 12:53 PM (0.7 ft)High 7:11 PM (3 ft)

Next Few Hours

Now
71°
1%
12 mph
10PM
71°
1%
11 mph
11PM
71°
3%
8 mph
12AM
71°
3%
10 mph
1AM
71°
2%
8 mph
2AM
71°
5%
8 mph

10-Day Boating Forecast

Mon, 9/21
80° / 71°
Wind 14, gusts 22 mph
5% rain
Tue, 9/22
🌧️
75° / 70°
Wind 16, gusts 31 mph
32% rain
Wed, 9/23
🌧️
73° / 68°
Wind 22, gusts 36 mph
70% rain
Thu, 9/24
🌧️
70° / 65°
Wind 22, gusts 30 mph
46% rain
Fri, 9/25
70° / 61°
Wind 21, gusts 28 mph
19% rain
Sat, 9/26
72° / 65°
Wind 15, gusts 22 mph
11% rain
Sun, 9/27
73° / 67°
Wind 15, gusts 19 mph
8% rain
Mon, 9/28
75° / 66°
Wind 12 mph
6% rain
Tue, 9/29
78° / 66°
Wind 11, gusts 17 mph
4% rain
Wed, 9/30
79° / 67°
Wind 14, gusts 20 mph
13% rain

Weather & wave data from Open-Meteo. Tides & water temperature from NOAA CO-OPS. Conditions are estimates for trip planning — always confirm locally and check official marine forecasts before heading out.

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