Water Temperature of the Wachapreague Channel in Wachapreague, VA

Current Water Temperature

88.7°F

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

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Local Points of Interest

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

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Wachapreague Channel

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

81°F
Partly cloudy
Conditions: Partly cloudy
Humidity: 77%
Feels Like: 86.5°F
Wind: SW 19.2 mph
Wind Gusts: 31.1 mph
Pressure: 29.89 in
Precipitation: 0 in
Cloud Cover: 75%
Visibility: 9 mi
UV Index: 0

Five Day Weather Forecast

Sunny
Tue
H: 92°F
L: 80°F
Heavy rain
Wed
H: 83°F
L: 75°F
Moderate rain
Thu
H: 89°F
L: 76°F
Moderate rain
Fri
H: 90°F
L: 77°F
Sunny
Sat
H: 83°F
L: 74°F

Air Quality

AQI: 2 - Moderate
PM2.5: 13.69 μg/m3
PM10: 20.35 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 290.45 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.63 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.85 μg/m3
Ozone: 77 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:45 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moonrise: 12:12 AM
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 AM
5:52 PM - 8:22 PM

Minor Periods

11:42 AM - 1:12 PM
12:00 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.


Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Sunny
Average Temperature: 85.4°F
Average Humidity: 77%
Chance of Rain: 0%
Wind: 19.5 mph
UV Index: 2.8

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 9.85 μg/m3
PM10: 13.84 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 269.66 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.19 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.3 μg/m3
Ozone: 86.4 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:45 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moonrise: 12:12 AM
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 AM
5:52 PM - 8:22 PM

Minor Periods

11:42 AM - 1:12 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Heavy rain
Average Temperature: 79.3°F
Average Humidity: 84%
Chance of Rain: 89%
Wind: 12.5 mph
UV Index: 1.3

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 14.73 μg/m3
PM10: 17.55 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 334.7 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.23 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.78 μg/m3
Ozone: 99 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:46 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moonrise: 1:10 PM
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 AM
6:32 PM - 9:02 PM

Minor Periods

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

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Moderate rain
Average Temperature: 81.6°F
Average Humidity: 82%
Chance of Rain: 86%
Wind: 9.8 mph
UV Index: 2.7

Air Quality

AQI: 2 - Moderate
PM2.5: 18.48 μg/m3
PM10: 18.85 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 375.92 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.61 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 6.43 μg/m3
Ozone: 136.16 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:46 AM
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 42 mins
Moonrise: 2:09 PM
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 AM
7:12 PM - 9:42 PM

Minor Periods

1:39 PM - 3:09 PM
12:16 AM - 1:46 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Friday, July 4, 2025

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Moderate rain
Average Temperature: 81°F
Average Humidity: 80%
Chance of Rain: 82%
Wind: 12.8 mph
UV Index: 2.6

Air Quality

AQI: 2 - Moderate
PM2.5: 16.89 μg/m3
PM10: 17.49 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 344.91 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.47 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 5.98 μg/m3
Ozone: 122.04 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:47 AM
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 41 mins
Moonrise: 3:08 PM
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 AM
7:54 PM - 10:24 PM

Minor Periods

2:38 PM - 4:08 PM
12:38 AM - 2:08 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Sunny
Average Temperature: 78.6°F
Average Humidity: 54%
Chance of Rain: 0%
Wind: 15.9 mph
UV Index: 2.5

Air Quality

AQI: 2 - Moderate
PM2.5: 18.59 μg/m3
PM10: 21.47 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 336.7 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.11 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 4.41 μg/m3
Ozone: 140.77 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:47 AM
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 41 mins
Moonrise: 4:09 PM
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 AM
8:38 PM - 11:08 PM

Minor Periods

3:39 PM - 5:09 PM
1:03 AM - 2:33 AM

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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