Water Temperature of the Wachapreague Channel in Wachapreague, VA

Current Water Temperature

83.1°F

Measurement Time: Thursday, August 27, 2026, 12:48 PM EDT

Today's Tides

Low: August 27, 2:25 AM, 0.7 ft
 High: August 27, 8:29 AM, 4.1 ft
Low: August 27, 2:34 PM, 0.5 ft
 High: August 27, 9:01 PM, 4.6 ft

Temperature Locations

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Local Points of Interest

Finney Creek; Bradford Bay; Gates Bay; Hummock Cove; Burtons Bay

Wachapreague Channel

Station Name: Wachapreague
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: -3 feet

Sensor Depth: -2 feet

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 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

83°F
Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
70%
S 10 mph
72°F

Weather Forecast

Partly Sunny
This Afternoon
84°F - Partly Sunny
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tonight
73°F - Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday
83°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday Night
71°F - Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
83°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday Night
72°F - Partly Cloudy
Sunny
Sunday
84°F - Sunny
Mostly Clear
Sunday Night
74°F - Mostly Clear
Sunny
Monday
88°F - Sunny
Mostly Clear
Monday Night
76°F - Mostly Clear
Sunny
Tuesday
89°F - Sunny
Mostly Clear
Tuesday Night
76°F - Mostly Clear
Sunny
Wednesday
89°F - Sunny
Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday Night
75°F - Chance Rain Showers

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:29 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 7:39 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 10 mins
Moonrise: 7:28 PM
Moon Transit: 12:20 AM
Moonset: 5:46 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 100.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
2:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Minor Periods

6:58 PM - 8:28 PM
5:16 AM - 6:46 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:29 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 7:39 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 10 mins
Moonrise: 7:28 PM
Moon Transit: 12:20 AM
Moonset: 5:46 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 100.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
2:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Minor Periods

6:58 PM - 8:28 PM
5:16 AM - 6:46 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:29 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 7:39 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 10 mins
Moonrise: 7:28 PM
Moon Transit: 12:20 AM
Moonset: 5:46 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 100.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
2:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Minor Periods

6:58 PM - 8:28 PM
5:16 AM - 6:46 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:30 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:37 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 7 mins
Moonrise: 7:52 PM
Moon Transit: 1:04 AM
Moonset: 6:50 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 98.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:34 AM - 3:04 AM
2:54 PM - 5:24 PM

Minor Periods

7:22 PM - 8:52 PM
6:20 AM - 7:50 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:30 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:37 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 7 mins
Moonrise: 7:52 PM
Moon Transit: 1:04 AM
Moonset: 6:50 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 98.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:34 AM - 3:04 AM
2:54 PM - 5:24 PM

Minor Periods

7:22 PM - 8:52 PM
6:20 AM - 7:50 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:31 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:36 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 5 mins
Moonrise: 8:16 PM
Moon Transit: 1:48 AM
Moonset: 7:54 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 95.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

1:18 AM - 3:48 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

7:46 PM - 9:16 PM
7:24 AM - 8:54 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

°F
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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:31 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:36 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 5 mins
Moonrise: 8:16 PM
Moon Transit: 1:48 AM
Moonset: 7:54 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 95.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

1:18 AM - 3:48 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

7:46 PM - 9:16 PM
7:24 AM - 8:54 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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in
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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:34 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 3 mins
Moonrise: 8:41 PM
Moon Transit: 12:49 AM
Moonset: 8:59 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 88.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:19 AM - 2:49 AM
12:19 AM - 2:49 AM

Minor Periods

8:11 PM - 9:41 PM
8:29 AM - 9:59 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:34 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 3 mins
Moonrise: 8:41 PM
Moon Transit: 12:49 AM
Moonset: 8:59 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 88.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:19 AM - 2:49 AM
12:19 AM - 2:49 AM

Minor Periods

8:11 PM - 9:41 PM
8:29 AM - 9:59 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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°F
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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:33 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs mins
Moonrise: 9:08 PM
Moon Transit: 3:17 AM
Moonset: 10:06 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 80.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

2:47 AM - 5:17 AM
5:09 PM - 7:39 PM

Minor Periods

8:38 PM - 10:08 PM
9:36 AM - 11:06 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:33 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs mins
Moonrise: 9:08 PM
Moon Transit: 3:17 AM
Moonset: 10:06 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 80.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

2:47 AM - 5:17 AM
5:09 PM - 7:39 PM

Minor Periods

8:38 PM - 10:08 PM
9:36 AM - 11:06 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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°F
°F
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in
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mph


Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:33 AM
Sun Transit: 1:02 PM
Sunset: 7:31 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 58 mins
Moonrise: 9:39 PM
Moon Transit: 4:05 AM
Moonset: 11:15 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 71.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

3:35 AM - 6:05 AM
5:59 PM - 8:29 PM

Minor Periods

9:09 PM - 10:39 PM
10:45 AM - 12:15 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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°F
°F
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in
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mph


Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:33 AM
Sun Transit: 1:02 PM
Sunset: 7:31 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 58 mins
Moonrise: 9:39 PM
Moon Transit: 4:05 AM
Moonset: 11:15 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 71.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

3:35 AM - 6:05 AM
5:59 PM - 8:29 PM

Minor Periods

9:09 PM - 10:39 PM
10:45 AM - 12:15 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

°F
°F
°F
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in
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%
mph


Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:34 AM
Sun Transit: 1:02 PM
Sunset: 7:30 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 56 mins
Moonrise: 10:17 PM
Moon Transit: 4:57 AM
Moonset: 12:28 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 60.5%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

4:27 AM - 6:57 AM
6:54 PM - 9:24 PM

Minor Periods

9:47 PM - 11:17 PM
11:58 AM - 1:28 PM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

°F
°F
°F
%
in
%
%
mph


Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:34 AM
Sun Transit: 1:02 PM
Sunset: 7:30 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 56 mins
Moonrise: 10:17 PM
Moon Transit: 4:57 AM
Moonset: 12:28 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 60.5%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

4:27 AM - 6:57 AM
6:54 PM - 9:24 PM

Minor Periods

9:47 PM - 11:17 PM
11:58 AM - 1:28 PM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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