Water Temperature of the Wachapreague Channel in Wachapreague, VA
Current Water Temperature
Measurement Time: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 10:24 PM EDT
Today's Tides
High: July 1, 1:26 AM, 3.94 ft
Low: July 1, 7:43 AM, 0.49 ft
High: July 1, 1:56 PM, 3.86 ft
Low: July 1, 8:06 PM, 0.76 ft
Temperature Locations
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Local Points of Interest
Finney Creek; Bradford Bay; Gates Bay; Hummock Cove; Burtons BaySponsored Content
Station Name: Wachapreague
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents
Elevation Above Sea Level: -3 feet / -1 meters
Sensor Depth: -2.1 feet / -0.6 meters
Nearest Address:
1 Riverview Ave
Wachapreague, VA 23480
Accomack County
GPS Coordinates: 37.607778, -75.685833
Nearby Water Temperatures
Atlantic Ocean, Wallops Island, VA (22.2 mi)Chesapeake Bay, Kiptopeke, VA (34.8 mi)
Potomac River, Scotland, MD (46.0 mi)
Fishing Bay, Crocheron, MD (46.5 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach, VA (47.9 mi)
Coan River, Lewisetta, VA (50.2 mi)
York River, Yorktown, VA (50.9 mi)
Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (57.8 mi)
Ocean City Inlet, Ocean City, MD (59.4 mi)
Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (61.9 mi)
Patuxent River, Solomons, MD (64.3 mi)
Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, VA (66.6 mi)
Conveyance Channel, Chesapeake, VA (69.7 mi)
Choptank River, Cambridge, MD (69.7 mi)
Millsboro Pond, Millsboro, DE (71.5 mi)
Weather for Wachapreague, Virginia
Current Weather

Humidity: 77%
Feels Like: 86.5°F
Wind: SW 19.2 mph
Wind Gusts: 31.1 mph
Precipitation: 0 in
Cloud Cover: 75%
Visibility: 9 mi
UV Index: 0
Five Day Weather Forecast

Tue
H: 92°F
L: 80°F

Wed
H: 83°F
L: 75°F

Thu
H: 89°F
L: 76°F

Fri
H: 90°F
L: 77°F

Sat
H: 83°F
L: 74°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.63 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.85 μg/m3
Ozone: 77 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moon Transit: 6:22 PM
Moonset: 12:03 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 31.6%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM5:52 PM - 8:22 PM
Minor Periods
11:42 AM - 1:12 PM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 1 at 12:59PM EDT until July 1 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Effective: Tue July 1, 2025, 12:59 PM
Expires: Tue July 1, 2025, 9:00 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MIDDLESEX NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, BEACH, BON AIR, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BURRUSS CORNER, CAMBRIDGE, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CHAMPLAIN, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHULA, CLANCIE, COLONIAL BEACH, CORBIN, CRISFIELD, DAWN, DENARO, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, EARLS, GLEN ALLEN, GOOCHLAND, GRESSIT, GUINEA MILLS, HAWK, HOWERTONS, JETERSVILLE, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MANNBORO, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW KENT AIRPORT, OCEAN CITY, ORAPAX FARMS, POWHATAN, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, RAINES TAVERN, REEDS, RICHMOND, SALISBURY, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, STODDERT, TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA, WARSAW, AND WEST POINT.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 1 at 12:59PM EDT until July 1 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Effective: Tue July 1, 2025, 12:59 PM
Expires: Tue July 1, 2025, 9:00 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MIDDLESEX NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, BEACH, BON AIR, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BURRUSS CORNER, CAMBRIDGE, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CHAMPLAIN, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHULA, CLANCIE, COLONIAL BEACH, CORBIN, CRISFIELD, DAWN, DENARO, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, EARLS, GLEN ALLEN, GOOCHLAND, GRESSIT, GUINEA MILLS, HAWK, HOWERTONS, JETERSVILLE, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MANNBORO, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW KENT AIRPORT, OCEAN CITY, ORAPAX FARMS, POWHATAN, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, RAINES TAVERN, REEDS, RICHMOND, SALISBURY, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, STODDERT, TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA, WARSAW, AND WEST POINT.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 8:19PM EDT until July 1 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Effective: Tue July 1, 2025, 8:19 PM
Expires: Tue July 1, 2025, 9:00 PM
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Somerset County in southeastern Maryland... Wicomico County in southeastern Maryland... Dorchester County in southeastern Maryland... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 818 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Tilghman Island to 7 miles east of Taylors Island to 11 miles northwest of Deal Island, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Salisbury, Cambridge, Fruitland, Hurlock, Salisbury University, Delmar, Federalsburg, Hebron, Sharptown, Secretary, Vienna, University Of Maryland Center For Environmental Studies, Parsonsburg, East New Market, Mardela Springs, Galestown, Brookview, Eldorado, Whitehaven, and Wetipquin.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 1 at 12:59PM EDT until July 1 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Effective: Tue July 1, 2025, 12:59 PM
Expires: Tue July 1, 2025, 9:00 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MIDDLESEX NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, BEACH, BON AIR, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BURRUSS CORNER, CAMBRIDGE, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CHAMPLAIN, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHULA, CLANCIE, COLONIAL BEACH, CORBIN, CRISFIELD, DAWN, DENARO, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, EARLS, GLEN ALLEN, GOOCHLAND, GRESSIT, GUINEA MILLS, HAWK, HOWERTONS, JETERSVILLE, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MANNBORO, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW KENT AIRPORT, OCEAN CITY, ORAPAX FARMS, POWHATAN, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, RAINES TAVERN, REEDS, RICHMOND, SALISBURY, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, STODDERT, TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA, WARSAW, AND WEST POINT.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 1 at 12:59PM EDT until July 1 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Effective: Tue July 1, 2025, 12:59 PM
Expires: Tue July 1, 2025, 9:00 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MIDDLESEX NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, BEACH, BON AIR, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BURRUSS CORNER, CAMBRIDGE, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CHAMPLAIN, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHULA, CLANCIE, COLONIAL BEACH, CORBIN, CRISFIELD, DAWN, DENARO, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, EARLS, GLEN ALLEN, GOOCHLAND, GRESSIT, GUINEA MILLS, HAWK, HOWERTONS, JETERSVILLE, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MANNBORO, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW KENT AIRPORT, OCEAN CITY, ORAPAX FARMS, POWHATAN, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, RAINES TAVERN, REEDS, RICHMOND, SALISBURY, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, STODDERT, TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA, WARSAW, AND WEST POINT.
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 85.4°F
Average Humidity: 77%
Wind: 19.5 mph
UV Index: 2.8
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.19 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.3 μg/m3
Ozone: 86.4 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moon Transit: 6:22 PM
Moonset: 12:03 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 31.6%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM5:52 PM - 8:22 PM
Minor Periods
11:42 AM - 1:12 PM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 79.3°F
Average Humidity: 84%
Wind: 12.5 mph
UV Index: 1.3
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.23 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.78 μg/m3
Ozone: 99 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moon Transit: 7:02 PM
Moonset: 12:24 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 42.6%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
8:09 AM - 10:39 AM6:32 PM - 9:02 PM
Minor Periods
12:40 AM - 2:10 PM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 81.6°F
Average Humidity: 82%
Wind: 9.8 mph
UV Index: 2.7
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.61 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 6.43 μg/m3
Ozone: 136.16 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 42 mins
Moon Transit: 7:42 PM
Moonset: 12:46 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 53.9%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
8:49 AM - 11:19 AM7:12 PM - 9:42 PM
Minor Periods
1:39 PM - 3:09 PM12:16 AM - 1:46 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 81°F
Average Humidity: 80%
Wind: 12.8 mph
UV Index: 2.6
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.47 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 5.98 μg/m3
Ozone: 122.04 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 41 mins
Moon Transit: 8:24 PM
Moonset: 1:08 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 65.0%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
9:31 AM - 12:01 AM7:54 PM - 10:24 PM
Minor Periods
2:38 PM - 4:08 PM12:38 AM - 2:08 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 78.6°F
Average Humidity: 54%
Wind: 15.9 mph
UV Index: 2.5
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.11 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 4.41 μg/m3
Ozone: 140.77 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 41 mins
Moon Transit: 9:08 PM
Moonset: 1:33 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 75.3%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
10:14 AM - 12:44 AM8:38 PM - 11:08 PM
Minor Periods
3:39 PM - 5:09 PM1:03 AM - 2:33 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5